Nicola Bartolini

Gymnastics career

Bartolini began his senior international career at the 2014 European Championships in the junior division, where Italy placed fifth as a team; individually he finished eighth in the all-around and on floor exercise and fifth on vault. At the 2014 World Championships, Italy finished 13th as a team in qualifications, and he did not reach any individual finals. Between 2015 and 2018 he participated in the 2015 European Games, the 2015 World Championships, and two World Cups.

2019–2021

In May 2016 he injured his shoulder and required immediate surgery. At the 2019 European Championships he placed eighth on floor exercise and sixth on vault; later that year he competed at the 2019 World Championships, and the following month underwent a second shoulder surgery. At the 2021 European Championships he earned the bronze medal on floor exercise, and in October he won the gold medal on floor exercise at the 2021 World Championships, becoming the first Italian to do so.

2022–2024

In August 2022 he competed at the European Championships, finishing tenth in the all-around; he qualified first to the floor final and helped Italy reach the team final, where they won the silver medal behind Great Britain, and he placed fourth on floor exercise. At the 2022 World Championships, Italy finished fourth as a team, and he placed fifth on floor exercise. He then competed at the 2022 Swiss Cup with Martina Maggio, finishing second behind the American duo of Yul Moldauer and Addison Fatta.

At the 2023 World Championships, Italy placed eighth in the team final, which secured the nation a full team berth at the upcoming Olympic Games for the first time since 2012. At the 2024 Italian National Championships he competed on only four events but won the floor exercise title; that same weekend he was selected for the 2024 Olympic Games alongside Yumin Abbadini, Lorenzo Minh Casali, Mario Macchiati, and Carlo Macchini. At the 2024 Olympics, Italy qualified to the team final and finished sixth.

2025–2026

At the 2025 European Championships, he helped Italy win the team bronze medal and placed seventh on vault. He announced his retirement from gymnastics on July 26, 2026.