July Marano

July Marano
Marano at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
Born (2008-09-23) 23 September 2008 (age 16)
Capo d'Orlando, Messina, Sicily
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Italy
Years on national team2022–present (ITA)
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubGinnastica Civitavecchia
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Antalya Vault
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Antalya Team

July Marano (born 23 September 2008)[1] is an Italian artistic gymnast. She is the 2023 Junior World vault silver medalist and team bronze medalist.

Early life

Marano was born in Capo d'Orlando, Messina in 2008. She began gymnastics when she was seven years old.[2]

Junior gymnastics career

2021–2022

Marano finished sixth in the all-around at the 2021 Italian Gold Championships.[3]

Marano made her international debut at the 2022 DTB Team Challenge in Stuttgart. While there she helped Italy finish third as a team and individually she placed fifth on vault.[4] She next competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy where she helped Italy finish second.[5]

In July Marano competed at the European Youth Olympic Festival alongside Arianna Grillo and Martina Pieratti; they finished third as a team. Individually Marano won silver on floor exercise behind Amalia Puflea and tied with Helen Kevric. The following month Marano competed at the European Championships. She helped Italy win gold as team.[6] Individually she won bronze on vault behind Sabrina Voinea and Ming van Eijken.[7]

2023

Marano began the 2023 season competing at the Luxembourg Open. She won gold on vault, silver on floor exercise, and helped Italy place first as a team.[8][9] Marano was then selected to compete at the 2023 Junior World Championships alongside Caterina Gaddi and Giulia Perotti. The team won the bronze medal and finished only two-tenths of a point behind the silver medalists from the United States.[10] During event finals Marano won silver on vault behind Mia Mainardi.[11]

Vault
Uneven bars
Balance beam
Floor exercise
Marano at the 2023 Luxembourg Open

Senior gymnastics career

2024

Marano became age-eligible for senior competition in 2024. She made her senior debut at the Cairo World Cup where she finished fifth on uneven bars and seventh on floor exercise.[12]

Competitive history

Marano and team Italy at the 2022 European Championships
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2021 Italian Gold Championships 6 5 5 7
2022 DTB Team Challenge 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5
City of Jesolo Trophy 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 14
European Youth Olympic Festival 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8 8 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023 Luxembourg Open 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Junior World Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Senior
2024 Cairo World Cup 5 7
City of Jesolo Trophy 6 13

References

  1. ^ "2nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Antalya (TUR), 29 March - 2 April 2023 Women Entry List by NOC" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 2 April 2023.
  2. ^ "July Marano FIG Profile". International Gymnastics Federation.
  3. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (12 December 2021). "2021 Italian Gold Championships Results". The Gymternet.
  4. ^ "2022 DTB Pokal Team Challenge Results". The Gymternet. March 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "U.S. gymnasts sweep junior and senior team titles, all-around gold at 2022 City of Jesolo Trophy competition". USA Gymnastics. April 9, 2022.
  6. ^ "Germany's Kevric, Italian team take junior golds at European Championships". International Gymnast Magazine. August 12, 2022.
  7. ^ "Sabrina Voinea, Martina Pieratti, Anna Laschevska and Amalia Puflea crowned junior European Champions!". European Gymnastics. August 14, 2022.
  8. ^ "2023 Luxembourg Open Results". The Gymternet. February 18, 2023.
  9. ^ Villa, Stefano (19 February 2023). "Ginnastica artistica, l'Italia domina il Luxembourg Open: Barzasi, Ferrari, Villa e Brugnami in grande spolvero" [Artistic gymnastics, Italy dominates the Luxembourg Open: Barzasi, Ferrari, Villa and Brugnami in great shape]. OA Sport (in Italian).
  10. ^ Villa, Stefano (30 March 2023). "Ginnastica artistica, l'Italia divampa di bronzo ai Mondiali juniores: le piccole Fate infiammano, Gaddi e Perotti show" [Artistic gymnastics, Italy blazes with bronze at the Junior World Championships: the little Fairies ignite, Gaddi and Perotti show]. OA Sport (in Italian).
  11. ^ "Manukyan takes two golds as apparatus finals begin at Gymnastics Junior Worlds". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  12. ^ "2024 Cairo World Cup Results". The Gymternet. February 18, 2024.