{{Short description|Brazilian artistic gymnast (born 1986)}} {{Infobox gymnast |name= Caroline Molinari |image=Caroline Molinari (BRA).jpg |image_size= |caption= Molinari at the 2002 World Championships |fullname= Caroline Inácio Molinari |altname= |nickname= |country= {{GYM National Team|BRA|WAG}} |regions= |formercountry= |birth_date= {{birth date and age|1986|10|13|df=yes}} |birth_place= Curitiba, Brazil |hometown= |residence= |death_date= |death_place= |height= 159 cm |discipline= WAG |natlteam= 2000–2004 |club= |gym= |collegeteam= |headcoach= |assistcoach= |formercoach= |choreographer= |music= |eponymousskills= |retired= |worldranking= |updated= |show-medals= yes |medaltemplates= <!-- see Template:MedalRelatedTemplates --> {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalBronze|2003 Santo Domingo|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|South American Games}} {{MedalGold | 2002 Curitiba|Team}} {{MedalSilver | 2002 Curitiba|All-around}} }} '''Caroline Inácio Molinari''' (born 13 October 1986) is a Brazilian retired artistic gymnast. She won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2003 Pan American Games, and she is the 2002 South American Games all-around silver medalist. She competed with the Brazilian team that placed ninth at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
==Gymnastics career== Molinari won a bronze medal with the Brazilian team at the 2000 Junior Pan American Championships, held in her hometown.<ref>{{cite web |title=Junior Pan American Championships - Women's Results Curitiba, Brazil November 25-26, 2000 |url=http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/results/2000/w-curtiba-nov00.html |website=USA Gymnastics |access-date=22 September 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201070008/http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/results/2000/w-curtiba-nov00.html |archive-date=1 February 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She won a team gold medal at the 2002 South American Games, which were also held in Curitiba, and she won the individual all-around silver medal behind teammate Daniele Hypólito.<ref>{{cite web |title=2002 South American Games |url=https://www.gymn-forum.net/Results/Misc/2000s/Women/2002_SA_Games.html |website=Gymn Forum |access-date=22 September 2025 |date=21 March 2009}}</ref>
In 2003, Molinari competed at a friendly meet against Spain and Romania, where Brazil placed third. Individually, she placed ninth in the all-around.<ref>{{cite web |title=2003 ESP-ROM-BRA Women |url=https://www.gymn-forum.net/Results/Misc/2000s/Women/2003_ESP-ROM-BRA.html |website=Gymn Forum |access-date=22 September 2025 |date=30 April 2005}}</ref> She represented Brazil at the 2003 Pan American Games and won a bronze medal in the team competition. She also advanced into the all-around final and finished ninth.<ref>{{cite web |title=2003 Pan American Games Women's AA |url=https://www.gymn-forum.net/Results/PanAm/Women/2003.html |website=Gymn Forum |access-date=19 September 2025 |date=24 October 2004}}</ref> Later that year, she competed at the 2003 World Championships in Anaheim, California, and helped Brazil advance into the team final. She competed on the uneven bars in the team final and scored 9.312, and Brazil placed eighth.<ref>{{cite web |title=2003 World Championships Annaheim California August 16-24, 2003 Results Book |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/worlds_artistic_results_2003.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |access-date=18 January 2024}}</ref>
Molinari was selected to represent Brazil at the 2004 Summer Olympics alongside Hypólito, Camila Comin, Daiane dos Santos, Ana Paula Rodrigues, and Laís Souza. She only competed on the balance beam and scored 7.512. Brazil placed ninth in the qualifications and did not advance to the team final.<ref>{{cite web |title=Games of the 28th Olympiad Athens (GRE) August 13-29, 2004 Women's Artistic Gymnastics Team Qualifications |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2004/olympics/womenqualteams |website=Gymnastics Results |access-date=22 September 2025}}</ref>
In 2009, Molinari became an assistant coach for the Brazil women's national artistic gymnastics team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Com idade de irmã mais velha, Caroline Molinari prepara a nova geração do Brasil |url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/Mais_Esportes/0%2C%2CMUL1340585-16317%2C00-COM%2BIDADE%2BDE%2BIRMA%2BMAIS%2BVELHA%2BCAROLINE%2BMOLINARI%2BPREPARA%2BA%2BNOVA%2BGERACAO%2BDO%2BBR.html |website=TV Globo |access-date=20 September 2025 |trans-title=Caroline Molinari, with her older sister's age, prepares the new generation of Brazil |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019042150/http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/Mais_Esportes/0,,MUL1340585-16317,00-COM+IDADE+DE+IRMA+MAIS+VELHA+CAROLINE+MOLINARI+PREPARA+A+NOVA+GERACAO+DO+BR.html |archive-date=19 October 2009 |language=pt |date=14 October 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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