Arthur Zanetti facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Arthur Zanetti
Zanetti at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti
Country represented	Brazil
Born	(1990-04-16) 16 April 1990 (age 34) São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior International
Club	SERC Santa Maria
Head coach(es)	Marcos Gotto
Assistant coach(es)	Andre de Oliveira
Eponymous skills	Zanetti (Still Rings)
Medal record Representing  Brazil Men's artistic gymnastics Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 1 0 World Championships 1 3 0 Pan American Games 3 3 0 Pan American Championships 2 1 4 Summer Universiade 2 0 0 Olympic Games Gold 2012 London Rings Silver 2016 Rio de Janeiro Rings World Championships Gold 2013 Antwerp Rings Silver 2011 Tokyo Rings Silver 2014 Nanning Rings Silver 2018 Doha Rings Pan American Games Gold 2011 Guadalajara Team Gold 2015 Toronto Rings Gold 2019 Lima Team Silver 2011 Guadalajara Rings Silver 2015 Toronto Team Silver 2019 Lima Rings Pan American Championships Gold 2014 Mississauga Rings Gold 2022 Rio de Janeiro Rings Silver 2022 Rio de Janeiro Team Bronze 2008 Rosario Floor exercise Bronze 2008 Rosario Rings Bronze 2014 Mississauga Team Bronze 2014 Mississauga Floor exercise South American Games Gold 2010 Medellín Team Gold 2010 Medellín Rings Gold 2014 Santiago Rings Gold 2018 Cochabamba Team Gold 2018 Cochabamba Rings Gold 2018 Cochabamba Vault Silver 2014 Santiago Team Summer Universiade Gold 2011 Shenzhen Rings Gold 2013 Kazan Rings

Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti (born 16 April 1990) is a Brazilian artistic gymnast. He won the gold medal in the rings exercise at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, becoming the first Brazilian and Latin American gymnast to win an Olympic medal in history. He also won the gold medal at the 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp.

Career

Zanetti is a rings exercise specialist. He occasionally competes in floor and vault exercises. He originated one skill, which is named after him in the Code of Points since 2013.

2009

Zanetti competed in 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in London. He qualified in 8th for Rings Final and placed 4th during Event Finals, scoring 15.325. This was his best result that year.

2011

Zanetti won the gold medal on Rings at the 2011 Summer Universiade, in Shenzhen, China, with a score of 15.600. It was the first medal for a Brazilian male artistic gymnast in this competition.

In Tokyo, Japan, he won the silver medal on rings at the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. His score was 15.600, finishing behind the champion, Chen Yibing. With this result, Zanetti qualified to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was also the first Brazilian to win a medal for the rings event in a World Gymnastics Championships.

At the 2011 Pan American Games, Zanetti won the silver medal on rings. He also won the team title, the first male team gold medal for Brazil at the Pan American Games.

2012

At the 2012 Artistics Gymnastics Olympic Test Event, on January 12, 2012, Zanetti won the gold medal on rings. He achieved good results in Artistic Gymnastics World Cup challenges in this year. In Cottbus, Germany, on March 24, he won the silver medal, while Chen won the gold. On April 30, Zanetti won the gold medal at the Osijek Grand Prix 2012 in Osijek, Croatia. He slightly improved his series, with a 6.8 D-score. In Maribor, Slovenia, on June 2, Zanetti finished first, scoring 15,575.

London Olympics

Zanetti competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He qualified to the rings final in 4th place with a score of 15.616. On August 6, 2012, he won the gold medal in this event, with a score of 15.900. His gold medal was the first medal for a Brazilian gymnast, and also the first for a Latin American gymnast in any event at the Olympic Games.

2013

Zanetti participated in two events in the 2013 Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Series. He was the gold medallist in both competitions. In Doha, Qatar, on March 28, he got a score of 15.700 while in Anadia, Portugal, on June 22, his score was 15.800.

Zanetti defended his title in Rings at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan and won the gold medal.

On October 5, Zanetti won the gold medal at the 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, in Antwerp, Belgium, with a score of 15,800.

2016

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Zanetti won another medal on the rings, this time a silver. He was also part of the Brazilian men's team that finished 6th in the team competition.

2021

He competed in the Tokyo Olympics, finishing 8th in the rings final.

See also

In Spanish: Arthur Zanetti para niños