Occupation
Athlete
Spoken languages
Spanish
Club
Club Liceo [Cordoba, ESP]
Coach
Anna Baranova [national], BLR; Sara Bayon [national], ESP (rfegimnasia.es, 29 Mar 2016)
International senior debut
2011 for Spain, World Cup in Portimao, Portugal (Facebook page, 08 Apr 2016)
Injuries
In early 2015 she had surgery on her left foot and was out of competition for 106 days. She came back at the World Cup event in Uzbekistan. (lourdesmohedano.com, 31 Dec 2015)
Start sporting career
She took up ballet at age three and followed with gymnastics at the Eduardo de Lucena School. (lacalledecordoba.com, 2011; lourdesmohedano.com, 2012)
Reason for taking up the sport
She realised she needed something more dynamic than ballet, and rhythmic gymnastics was offered at her school. (elmundo.es, 21 Nov 2015)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Being world champion twice at the clubs event, winning the bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany and thus qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. "We have been waiting for this medal for a long time and at last we got it." (lourdesmohedano.com, 02 Apr 2016; cordobadeporte.com, 15 Sep 2015)
Hero / Idol
Ukraine rhythmic gymnast Anna Bessonova. (lacalledecordoba.com, 2011)
Additional information
Awards
She received the 2015 Bronze Medal for Sporting Merit by the Spanish Sports Council. (rfegimnasia.es, 31 Jul 2016)
In 2015 she received the Sports Journalists of Andalusia Prize and the Sports Journalists Spanish Association Prize. (lourdesmohedano.com, 31 Dec 2015)
In 2014 she received the National Sports Prize [given to the best sports team of the year] as part of the Spanish rhythmic gymnastics team from the Sports Council of Spain. (csd.gob.es, 27 Jul 2015)
In 2014 she received the Medal of the Spanish Olympic Committee. (coe.es, 01 Jan 2016)
General
SPARKLING STAR
As part of the Spanish rhythmic gymnastics team, in 2015 she starred in the famous television commercial of a Spanish cava [Spanish champagne-like sparkling wine] brand which is advertised at Christmas every year and is the most famous commercial of the year in Spain. Celebrities like Liza Minelli, Placido Domingo, Sharon Stone, Antonio Banderas and Demi Moore have been among the previous star participants. According to the cava company, the Spanish rhythmic team was chosen because "they represent the values of our brand: work, passion, and a search for excellence." (rfegimnasia.es, 26 Nov 2015; abc.es, 26 Nov 2015; vertele.com, 05 Dec 2013)
AMBASSADOR
In 2016 she was named ambassador of the orange blossom, a common product in her city of Cordoba, Spain. (lourdesmohedano.com, 02 Apr 2016)
Last update : 2016-09-23
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