Introduction
Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti (born April 16, 1990) is a Brazilian artistic gymnast. He won the gold medal on rings exercise at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and 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 of Brazil's male artistic gymnastics 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 on rings 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 of Brazil in 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 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 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 in 4th place to the rings final, 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 Brazil's first medal and also from Latin Americaof any sort in gymnastics at the Olympic Games.
2013
Zanetti participated in two events in the 2013 Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Series. He was the gold medalist in both competitions. In Doha, Qatar, on March 28, he got a score of 15.700while 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.