Sofia Raffaeli

Sofia Raffaeli
Raffaeli at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
Nickname(s)Sofi, Atomic Ant, Chiaravalle Vulcano
Born (2004-01-19) 19 January 2004
Chiaravalle, Marche, Italy
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country
represented
 Italy
(2017–present)
ClubFaber Ginnastica Fabriano, Fiamme Oro
Head coach(es)Claudia Mancinelli
Former coach(es)Julieta Cantaluppi, Kristina Guiourova
ChoreographerBilyana Dyakova
Eponymous skillsThe Raffaeli: side split pivot without help, trunk side at horizontal on relevé with free leg bent
World ranking7 WC (2021) 1 WC (2022) 1 WC (2023) 2 WC (2024)
Medal record
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  Italy
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championships 5 4 3
World Games 1 2 0
European Championships 6 7 1
FIG World Cup 26 22 11
Grand Prix Final 5 3 2
European Cup 3 2 1
Junior World Championships 0 3 0
Total 46 43 19
Olympic Games
2024 ParisAll-Around
World Championships
2022 SofiaAll-Around
2022 SofiaHoop
2022 SofiaBall
2022 SofiaRibbon
2022 SofiaTeam
2021 KitakyushuTeam
2023 ValenciaAll-around
2023 ValenciaHoop
2023 ValenciaBall
2021 KitakyushuHoop
2022 SofiaClubs
2023 ValenciaTeam
European Championships
2022 Tel AvivHoop
2022 Tel AvivClubs
2023 BakuBall
2023 BakuClubs
2024 BudapestBall
2025 TallinnTeam
2022 Tel AvivBall
2022 Tel AvivTeam
2023 BakuAll-Around
2024 BudapestRibbon
2024 BudapestAll-around
2024 BudapestTeam
2025 TallinnHoop
2025 TallinnClubs
World Games
2022 BirminghamClubs
2022 BirminghamHoop
2022 BirminghamBall
European Cup
2024 BakuHoop
2025 BakuBall
2025 BakuCross Battle
2024 BakuCross Battle
2024 BakuClubs
2024 BakuRibbon
Junior World Championships
2019 MoscowTeam
2019 MoscowRope
2019 MoscowClubs

Sofia Raffaeli (born 19 January 2004) is an Italian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2024 Olympic bronze medalist, 2022 World all-around, hoop, ball, ribbon and team champion, the 2023 World all-around, hoop and ball silver medalist and a two-time (2023, 2024) European silver all-around medalist. She is the first Italian individual rhythmic gymnast to win a gold medal at the World Championships, European Championships and World Games, and she has won seven all-around gold medals in the FIG World Cup circuit. She is the first Italian individual rhythmic gymnast to win a medal at the Olympic Games.

At the national level, she is a four-time (2022–2025) Italian National all-around champion, the 2021 Italian National all-around silver medalist, and the 2020 Italian National all-around bronze medalist. As of 2025, she is the most decorated individual rhythmic gymnast from the Italian Gymnastics Federation.