Hobbies
Coaching, spending time with friends. (yosoynoticia.es, 03 Jan 2023)
Occupation
Athlete
Spoken languages
English, Spanish
Club
Club Ximnasia Pontevedra-Burgas Ourense: Spain
Coach
Pablo Hinojar [club, national]
Injuries
In 2019 she sprained her neck and her shoulder after she was involved in a road accident. (lavozdegalicia.es, 28 Nov 2019)
In 2019 she sprained her right foot and was unable to compete at a World Cup event in Baku, Azerbaijan. (rfegimnasia.es, 13 Feb 2019)
Start sporting career
She took up gymnastics at age five. She began focusing on trampolining in 2016.
Reason for taking up the sport
Her mother got her involved in the sport. She took up rhythmic gymnastics before switching to artistic gymnastics and trampoline gymnastics. "When I was five years old I was enrolled in rhythmic gymnastics. The coach told my mother that no, it was not worthwhile for me to do rhythmic, so I started artistic and trampoline."
Milestones
She became the first female trampoline gymnast representing Spain to win a medal at the world championships by claiming silver in double mini trampoline at the 2018 edition of the tournament in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation. (SportsDeskOnline, 19 Nov 2018; fig-gymnastics.com, 10 Nov 2018)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (diariodepontevedra.es, 27 Jun 2023)
Trainings
She trains for up to four hours per day, five days week. She also does a two-hour session on Saturdays.
Most memorable sporting achievement
Finishing in seventh place in the individual event at the 2021 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. (lavozdegalicia.es, 17 Feb 2022)
Most influential person in career
Coaches Pablo Hinojar and Isaura Hermida. (ourensenarede.com, 11 Jun 2021; Instagram profile, 08 Nov 2018)
Awards
In 2022 she was named Best Female of the Year of the Ourense province in Spain at the Mas Deporte Sports Gala. (laregion.es, 20 Dec 2022)
Additional information
COACHING PLANS
She is a qualified coach and has also studied for a qualification in physical conditioning. Once her competitive career is over, she plans to remain in gymnastics as a coach and open her own gymnastics school. (diariodepontevedra.es, 27 Jun 2023; ourensenarede.com, 11 Jun 2021)
Last update : 2024-07-22
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