Camilla Patriarca

Camilla Patriarca (born 4 November 1994) is a retired Italian rhythmic gymnast.

A member of the national squad from 2014 to 2016, Patriarca ascended to prominence on the international scene at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she and fellow rhythmic gymnasts Sofia Lodi, Martina Centofanti, Marta Pagnini, and Alessia Maurelli attained a total score of 35.549 on the combination of hoops, ribbons, and clubs for the fourth spot in the final, slipping her team off the podium by nearly two tenths of a point.

Personal life In 2024, Camilla graduated from Sport Science at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan. From 2020 to 2022 she worked as an assistant coach for Italian national group. In 2025, she moved to Germany to work as a coach for national senior group.

Career In January 2014 she was recognized by Emanuela Maccarani, who invited her to be part of the National Rhythmic Gymnastics team of Italy. She then moved to Desio and made her international debut at the 2014 European Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, where she and her team took silver medal in Group All-around competition. They also won bronze medal in Group All-around and 3 + 2 Final at the 2014 World Cup Sofia. On September 21–28, she competed at the 2014 World Championships, her first one, which took place in İzmir, Turkey. Her team took silver medal in Group All-around, less than 0.2 point away from gold, was won by Bulgaria. In finals, they placed 5th with 10 Clubs and 4th with 3 Balls + 2 Ribbons.

In 2015, she and her team mates took gold in 5 Ribbons final at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.

She and her team mates, Martina Centofanti, Sofia Lodi, Marta Pagnini and Alessia Maurelli placed 4th in Group All-around at the 2016 Summer Olympics. After the event, she retired from competitive sport.

Detailed Olympic results Year Competition Description Location Music Apparatus Rank Score-Final Rank Score-Qualifying 2016 Olympics Rio de Janeiro All-around 4th 35.549 4th 35.349 Tu Si Na Cosa Grande, Tammurriata, Nessun Dorma by Massimo Ranieri, Unknown, Luciano Pavarotti 5 Ribbons 4th 17.516 5th 17.516 Faust: VII. Danse de Phryne. Allegretto vivo Herbert von Karajan 6 Clubs / 2 Hoops 3rd 18.033 3rd 17.833