Annamari Maaranen Explained

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.

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]

External links

• University of Denver Profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2008-04-14 . DU's Jessica López, Annamari Maaranen Qualify for 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing . Denver Athletics . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110520174258/http://www.denverpioneers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=0&SPID=10867&DB_OEM_ID=18600&ATCLID=1248077 . 2011-05-20 .
2. News: Turner. Amanda. Maaranen to Miss Olympic Games. 7 September 2016. International Gymnast Magazine. 21 July 2008.
3. Web site: Profile: Annamari Maaranen . ResearchGate.
4. Web site: 2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics . . 22 January 2022 . 78, 207 . 12 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210512092714/https://www.gymnastics.sport/publicdir/rules/files/en_WAG%20CoP%202022-2024.pdf . dead .