Riccardo Villa
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Villa at the 2022 European Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Riccardo Villa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 January 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Italy (2019–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ginnastica Pro Carate | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Corrado Corti | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Riccardo Villa (born 5 January 2005) is an Italian artistic gymnast. He is the 2023 Junior World all-around bronze medalist.
Personal life
Villa was born in Monza in 2005.[1]
Gymnastics career
Junior: 2022–2023
In late July of 2022 Villa competed at the European Youth Olympic Festival where he helped Italy win gold as a team. Individually Villa won silver in the all-around behind Radomyr Stelmakh. Additionally he and teammate Arianna Grillo won gold in the mixed pairs portion of the competition.[2] In August Villa competed at the European Championships where he helped Italy win gold as a team. Individually he won gold on pommel horse and placed sixth in the all-around.[3]
In March 2023 Villa competed at the second Junior World Championships alongside Manuel Berettera and Tommaso Brugnami. On the first day of competition he helped Italy win the bronze medal behind Japan and China.[4][5] During the all-around final Villa won bronze, 0.001 points ahead of Tomoharu Tsunogai and behind Qin Guohuan of China and Ángel Barajas of Colombia.[6] Additionally Villa won bronze on rings and placed fifth on horizontal bar.
Senior: 2025–present
Villa made his senior international debut at the 2025 Koper World Challenge Cup where he placed fifth on rings and fourth on horizontal bar. He next competed at the 2025 World University Games alongside Lorenzo Bonicelli and Niccoló Vannucchi. They withdrew from the competition after Bonicelli suffered a serious neck injury when dismounting the rings.[7]
Competitive history
| Year | Event | Team | AA | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB |
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| 2019 | International Junior Team Cup | 6 | |||||||
| 2020 | Mallorca Cup | 5 | |||||||
| 2021 | Italian Championships | 18 | |||||||
| 2022 | DTB Pokal Team Challenge | 5 | |||||||
| European Youth Olympic Festival | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | |||||
| EYOF Mixed Pairs | |||||||||
| European Championships | 6 | 7 | |||||||
| Italian Championships | 8 | 6 | 5 | ||||||
| 2023 | Luxembourg Open | ||||||||
| Junior World Championships | 5 | ||||||||
| Senior | |||||||||
| 2025 | Koper World Challenge Cup | 5 | 4 | ||||||
| World University Games | DNF | ||||||||
References
- ^ "FIG Profile: Riccardo Villa". International Gymnastics Federation.
- ^ "Italy Tops the Podium in EYOF Mixed Pairs Competition". BMV Sports. July 29, 2022. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ "6 nations golden in #Munich2022 junior apparatus finals". European Gymnastics. August 21, 2023.
- ^ "Ginnastica artistica, Italia da brividi ai Mondiali juniores! Azzurri di bronzo nella gara a squadre: Villa, Brugnami e Berettera stellari" [Artistic gymnastics, Italy gives chills at the Junior World Championships! Bronze Azzurri in the team competition: Villa, Brugnami and Berettera stellar]. OA Sport (in Italian). March 29, 2023.
- ^ "Asian domination: Japanese men repeat as World Junior team champions". International Gymnastics Federation. March 29, 2023.
- ^ "Ginnastica artistica, Riccardo Villa luccica all'orizzonte: magico bronzo all-around ai Mondiali juniores, futuro luminoso" [Artistic gymnastics, Riccardo Villa glitters on the horizon: magical all-around bronze at the Junior World Championships, bright future]. OA Sport (in Italian). March 31, 2023.
- ^ "Italian gymnast Lorenzo Bonicelli in intensive care but stable after neck injury at FISU World University Games". International Olympic Committee. July 25, 2025.