Nickname
Fede (minutouno.com, 05 Sep 2018)
Occupation
Athlete, Business Owner, Coach
Education
Sport Studies - National University of Lomas de Zamora: Argentina
Family
Partner Paula, children Valentino and Ciro
Spoken languages
English, Spanish
Club
San Jorge: Argentina
Injuries
He competed with an ankle injury at the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. The injury impacted his attempts to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games. (infobae.com, 22 Nov 2016; portalunoargentina.com.ar, 26 Oct 2015; elpatagonico.com, 23 Oct 2015)
A biceps injury [tendon distension] in April 2014 kept him out of competition for three months. (elequipo-deportea.com, 08 Sep 2014)
He injured ligaments in his right knee at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but continued competing. (infosastre.com.ar, 13 Jul 2015; deportv.gov.ar, 09 May 2015)
He suffered a shoulder injury in early 2005 and had to undergo surgery. He returned to competition in early 2006. (federicomolinari.com.ar, 15 Sep 2012)
Start sporting career
He took up gymnastics at age four.
Reason for taking up the sport
His parents, who are gymnastics coaches, encouraged him to take up the sport.
Milestones
In 2009 he became the first male Argentinian gymnast to qualify for the final of the individual all-around competition at a world championships. (gimnasialatina.com, 23 Dec 2011)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (infoqom.com, 31 Jul 2019)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Finishing eighth in rings at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (minutouno.com, 05 Sep 2018)
Hero / Idol
Swiss tennis player Roger Federer. (coard.org.ar, 09 Nov 2012)
Most influential person in career
Russian coach Vladimir Makarian, who passed away in 2017. (lanacion.com.ar, 03 Feb 2018)
Philosophy / Motto
"Only those who learn to not lower their arms are the ones who lift the cup." (federicomolinari.com.ar, 15 Sep 2012)
Awards
He was presented with the Olimpia de Plata [the Silver Olympiad Prize] in artistic gymnastics by the Circle of Sports Journalists in Argentina in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2017. (clubsanjorge.com.ar, 21 Dec 2017)
Additional information
PROPOSAL
He proposed to his partner Paula Cancio after he won the bronze medal in rings at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. "If I won a medal I wanted to do something important in my life. The day has come, we have been together almost 15 years, we have two sons and I had to take that step. We always thought about it when my career would be over or almost over." (infoqom.com, 31 Jul 2019; lanacion.com.ar, 30 Jul 2019)
ACADEMY OWNER
In May 2016 he opened his first gymnastics academy in Don Torcuato, Argentina. He has since established a further two institutes in Argentina. "It helps me economically and at the same time it expands artistic gymnastics. It is a dream to be able to develop a chain of artistic gymnastics schools, something that was unthinkable a few years ago." (infobae.com, 04 Sep 2018, 22 Nov 2016)
ELITE COACHING
He works as a coach, and began training Argentinian artistic gymnast Julian Jato in 2006. In 2018 he and Jato were selected for the national team together. "It is a dream to share the national team with my disciple. However, I will get nervous for us both." (infobae.com, 04 Sep 2018; lanacion.com.ar, 03 Feb 2018; clarin.com, 28 Jul 2019)
AMBASSADOR
He has served as an ambassador for 'Huella Weber', a non-governmental organisation that tries to improve the quality of life for people, families and institutions. He has also worked with the charity 'Manos en Accion' in Argentina. "I love the work we do, which is essential for improving the work culture for youth who probably don't have the same opportunities as a lot of us do." (revistarandom.com, 10 Jun 2019; infobae.com, 04 Sep 2018, 22 Nov 2016)
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