Desiree Carofiglio

Desiree Carofiglio (born 11 March 2000) is an Italian artistic gymnast. She was part of the Italian team that won bronze at the 2019 World Championships.[1]

Desiree Carofiglio
Full name	Desiree Carofiglio
Nickname(s)	Desy
Country represented	Italy
Born	(2000-03-11) March 11, 2000 Casarile, Italy
Residence	Lodi, Lombardy
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite
Years on national team	2014 – present (ITA)
Club	Fanfulla 1874
Medal record Representing  Italy World Championships 2019 Stuttgart Team

Personal life

Carofiglio was born in Casarile on 11 March 2000.

Gymnastics Career

Junior

2014–15

Carofiglio made her international debut at the 2014 City of Jesolo Trophy where she placed sixteenth in the all-around, eighth on vault, and sixth on balance beam.[2] She later competed at a friendly competition in Munich where she placed thirteenth.[3] In May she competed at the European Championships where she helped Italy placed fifth in the team final and individually she placed seventh in the vault final.[4] She later competed at the Italy National Championships where she placed seventeenth in the all-around and fifth on vault. In September Carofiglio competed at the Golden League where she won bronze on vault.[5]

In 2015 Carofiglio competed at the Golden League, winning bronze in the team final and placing tenth in the all-around.[6] At the Italian National Championships she placed eleventh in the all-around, third on vault, and seventh on balance beam.[7]

Senior

2016

Carofiglio turned senior in 2016. She competed at the 1st Italian Serie A where she placed third in the all-around behind Giorgia Villa and Carlotta Ferlito and fourth in the team competition.[8] She made her international senior debut at the 2016 City of Jesolo Trophy where she helped Italy finish third and individually she placed 22nd in the all-around, fifth on vault, and eighth on floor exercise.[9]

2017

Carofiglio competed at the first Italian Serie A where her club placed third and individually she placed fourth in the all-around.[10] She next competed at the 2017 City of Jesolo Trophy where she placed 21st in the all-around, fourth on vault, and fifth in the team final. At the second Italian Serie A she placed third in the all-around behind Martina Maggio and Asia D'Amato.[11] Carofiglio competed at the Italian Gold Championships in May where she won silver in the all-around and on vault behind Maggio, fifth on uneven bars and balance beam, and won gold on floor exercise.[12] In June she competed at the FIT Challenge where she placed 12th in the all-around and helped Italy win gold.[13] At the Italian National Championships Carofiglio placed sixth in the all-around, second on vault behind D'Amato, and fourth on floor exercise.[14] In October Carofiglio competed at the 2017 World Championships but did not qualify for any event finals.

2018

Carofiglio competed at the first Italian Serie A where she placed fourth in the all-around behind Giorgia Villa, Asia D'Amato, and Alice D'Amato.[15] In April she competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy where she helped Italy win bronze and individually she placed fifteenth in the all-around, sixth on vault, and won bronze on floor exercise, tied with Grace McCallum.[16] In June Carofiglio had surgery on her knee and was out for the remainder of the season.[17]

2019

Carofiglio competed at the 2019 City of Jesolo Trophy where she helped Italy place third and individually she placed tenth in the all-around, second on vault, and fifth on floor exercise.[18] She later competed at a friendly competition in Heerenveen where she helped Italy place first and individually she placed sixth in the all-around.[19] At the Italian National Championships Carofiglio placed second in the all-around behind Asia D'Amato, fourth on vault, uneven bars, and balance beam, and won gold on floor exercise.[20]

On September 4 Carofiglio was named to the team to compete at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany alongside D'Amato, Alice D'Amato, Giorgia Villa, and Elisa Iorio.[21]

During qualifications at the World Championships Carofiglio helped Italy qualify to the team final in eighth place; as a result Italy also qualified to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.[22] In the team final, Carofiglio helped Italy win the bronze medal – Italy's first team medal since the 1950 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. They ended up finishing behind the United States and Russia but ahead of China, who originally qualified to the final in second place.[23]

2020

Carofiglio was selected to represent Italy at the Birmingham World Cup taking place in March.[24] However the Birmingham World Cup was later canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[25]

Competitive history

Junior

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
2014	City of Jesolo Trophy		16	8		6
	Munich Friendly		13
	European Championships	5		7
	Italian Championships		17	5
	Golden League		19
2015	1st Italian Serie A	8
	2nd Italian Serie A	10
	3rd Italian Serie A	11
	4th Italian Serie A	11
	Golden League		10
	Italian Championships		11			7

Senior

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
2016	1st Italian Serie A	4
	2nd Italian Serie A	6	16
	City of Jesolo Trophy		22	5			8
	3rd Italian Serie A	4	8
	4th Italian Serie A	5	6
2017	1st Italian Serie A		4
	City of Jesolo Trophy	5	21	4
	2nd Italian Serie A
	3rd Italian Serie A		8
	Italian Gold Championships				5	5
	FIT Challenge		12
	Italian Championships		6				4
	4th Italian Serie A		4
2018	1st Italian Serie A	7	4
	City of Jesolo Trophy		15	6
	2nd Italian Serie A		10	6
	3rd Italian Serie A
2019	1st Italian Serie A
	City of Jesolo Trophy		10				5
	2nd Italian Serie A	7	4
	3rd Italian Serie A
	Heerenveen Friendly		6
	Italian Championships			4	4	4
	World Championships
2020	1st Italian Serie A	8

References

1. "Ginnastica, Mondiali 2019: Italia, il bronzo delle guerriere. Miglior risultato della storia: tutti i precedenti con la squadra". OASport. 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
2. "2014 City of Jesolo Trophy Results". The Gymternet. March 23, 2014.
3. https://thegymter.net/2014/04/12/2014-munich-friendly-results/
4. "2014 European Championships Results". The Gymternet. May 18, 2014.
5. "Italy Shows Huge Potential at Golden League". The Gymternet. September 15, 2014.
6. https://thegymter.net/2015/09/12/2015-golden-league-results/
7. https://thegymter.net/2015/09/28/2015-italian-championships-results/
8. "2016 1st Italian Serie A National Results". The Gymternet. February 13, 2016.
9. "2016 City of Jesolo Trophy Results". The Gymternet. March 19, 2016.
10. https://thegymter.net/2017/02/26/2017-1st-italian-serie-a-results/
11. "2017 2nd Italian Serie A Results". The Gymternet. April 9, 2017.
12. "2017 Italian Gold Championships Results". The Gymternet. May 31, 2017.
13. https://thegymter.net/2017/06/13/2017-fit-challenge-results/
14. "2017 Italian Championships Results". The Gymternet. September 2, 2017.
15. https://thegymter.net/2018/03/05/2018-1st-italian-serie-a-results/
16. "2018 City of Jesolo Trophy Results". The Gymternet. April 17, 2018.
17. "Caterina Cereghetti Suffers Elbow Injury". Gymnovosti. October 25, 2018.
18. https://thegymter.net/2019/03/04/2019-city-of-jesolo-trophy-results/
19. https://thegymter.net/2019/08/31/2019-heerenveen-friendly-results/
20. "2019 Italian Championships Results". The Gymternet. September 17, 2019.
21. "Mondiali Stoccarda 2019: Tutti i convocati!". Ginnasticando (in Italian). September 4, 2019.
22. "Ginnastica, Mondiali 2019: Italia senza finali di specialità, azzurre avanti con la squadra. Villa e Iorio in finale all-around". OASport (in Italian). October 6, 2019.
23. "Ginnastica artistica, ITALIA: SEI LEGGENDARIA! Bronzo mitologico nella gara a squadre, impresa della vita. Fate da antologia". OASport (in Italian). October 8, 2019.
24. "Ginnastica, l'Italia cambia una pedina per la Coppa del Mondo: Carofiglio sostituirà Alice D'Amato a Birmingham". OA Sport (in Italian). February 24, 2020.
25. "British Gymnastics national events announcement, including FIG World Cup". British Gymnastics. March 16, 2020.