Annamari Maaranen

Annamari Maaranen (born 24 October 1986) is a retired artistic gymnast from Finland. Maaranen was the national all-around champion for Finland in 2005 and 2006.

Annamari Maaranen
Full nameAnnamari Maaranen
Country represented Finland
Born (1986-10-24) 24 October 1986
Tampere, Finland
College teamDenver Pioneers

At the 2007 World Championships, she qualified to represent Finland at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the first female Finnish gymnast in 44 years to qualify to the Olympic Games.[1] However, she was unable to compete in Beijing because of a knee injury suffered in January 2008.[2]

She attended the University of Denver, where she competed for the gymnastics team. She was a graduate student at Springfield College, where she planned to be the head coach for the women's club team for 2016–2017. She is a Doctor of Psychology working for United States Air Force, has published two papers about psychology of gymnastics.[3]

Eponymous skill

Maaranen has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.[4]

Apparatus Name Description Difficulty[lower-alpha 1]
Uneven barsMaaranenJump with extended body to handstand on low bar also with 1/1 turn (360°) in handstand phaseD
  1. Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points

References
  1. "DU's Jessica López, Annamari Maaranen Qualify for 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing". Denver Athletics. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
  2. Turner, Amanda (21 July 2008). "Maaranen to Miss Olympic Games". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  3. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Annamari-Maaranen
  4. "2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. pp. 78, 207. Retrieved 22 January 2022.


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