Elisa Blanchi (born 13 October 1987) is a former Italian rhythmic gymnast. She competed at three Olympic Games and won two medals in group all-around event.
Biography Elisa joined Italian national team in 2003. At the 2003 European Championships in Riesa, Germany, she took bronze medal in group all-around and 3 hoops + 2 balls alongside Elisa Santoni, Daniela Masseroni, Pamela Mastroianni, Francesca Pasinetti and Francesca Chugurra. In September, at the 2003 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, they took 4th place in group all-around, tied with Belarus, who won bronze because of better execution. Then they won bronze medals in both apparatus finals.
Then she competed in a renewed group (Fabrizia D'Ottavio, Marinella Falca, Daniela Masseroni, Elisa Santoni, Laura Vernizzi) and won the silver medal in group all-around at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
At the 2005 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, the same group won silver medal in group all-around behind Russia. They won gold medal in 3 hoops + 4 clubs and silver in 5 ribbons final.
She was also part of the Italian bronze medal winning team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, in the group all-around event together with other group members Romina Laurito, Marta Pagnini, Elisa Santoni, Anzhelika Savrayuk and Andreea Stefanescu. She was part of the Italian Group that competed at three (2009, 2010 and 2011) World Championships and won the Group All-around gold medal. Her teammates also won a pair of bronze medals at the 2012 World Cup Final in 5 Balls and 3 Ribbons + 2 Hoops.
Achievements Participated in three consecutive editions of the Olympic Games (Rio 2016, Tokyo 2021, Paris 2024). Record shared with Alessia Maurelli, Martina Centofanti and Elisa Santoni.
Detailed Olympic results Year Competition Description Location Music Apparatus Rank Score-Final Rank Score-Qualifying 2012 Olympics London All-around 3rd 55.450 2nd 55.800 Black Gold by Armand Amar 5 Balls 2nd 28.125 2nd 28.100 William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini 3 Ribbons + 2 Hoops 4th 27.325 2nd 27.700
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