Manila Esposito

Manila Esposito (born 2 November 2006) is an Italian artistic gymnast. She is the 2024 European Champion as well as the 2024 European balance beam and floor exercise champion and 2023 European silver medalist on the balance beam. Additionally she was a member of the gold medal winning team at the 2024 European Championships and silver medal winning team at the 2023 European Championships.

2022
Esposito competed at the DTB Pokal Mixed Cup and won the bronze medal with the Italian team behind the United States and Germany. She then competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy where she finished tenth in the all-around with a total score of 51.200. She won the all-around title at the Joaquim Blume Memorial with a total score of 53.300. She won the all-around bronze medal at the Italian Championships behind Martina Maggio and Alice D'Amato. In the event finals, she won the gold medal on the vault, the silver medal on the balance beam, the bronze medal on the uneven bars, and she placed fourth on the floor exercise. She was then selected to compete at the World Championships alongside Maggio, D'Amato, Giorgia Villa, and Veronica Mandriota. The team qualified for the team final where they finished fifth.

2023
Esposito competed at the Cottbus World Cup on the vault and floor exercise. In the vault final, she won the gold medal by competing a Yurchenko 1.5 and a Podkopayeva for a 13.233 average. She won a silver medal in the floor final behind Japan's Kokufugata Azuki.

2024
Esposito competed at the 2024 European Championships alongside Alice D'Amato, Asia D'Amato, Angela Andreoli, and Elisa Iorio. On the first day of competition Esposito won the all-around competition and became the third Italian woman to achieve this feat. During event finals she picked up another two gold medals, winning on both balance beam and floor exercise. On the final day of competition, the team final, Esposito contributed scores on all four apparatuses, helping Italy win their third European team title.

In July Esposito competed at the Italian Championships where she placed second in the all-around. At the conclusion of the competition she was named to the team to represent Italy at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Alice D'Amato, Andreoli, Iorio, and Giorgia Villa.