Nickname
Pepis (chalkgrips.com, 20 Jul 2018)
Occupation
Athlete, Student
Education
Business Administration - Marist University of San Luis Potosi: Mexico
Spoken languages
Spanish
Club
San Luis Potosi State [MEX] / Academia KIM [MEX]:
Coach
Pavel Oceguera [national]; Esmeralda Martinez [national, mother]
International senior debut
2018
Injuries
She returned to training in February 2018 after a long period struggling with injuries. (elheraldoslp.com.mx, 12 Feb 2018)
Start sporting career
She took up the sport at age three.
Reason for taking up the sport
Her mother has worked as a gymnastics coach. "She took me along to where she was coaching some girls. I started to become passionate about gymnastics and began training with my mother."
Ambitions
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (esto.com.mx, 30 Jun 2023)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning three gold medals at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Facebook profile, 03 Jul 2023; sanluispotosi.quadratin.com.mx, 29 Jun 2023)
Hero / Idol
Russian gymnast Viktoria Komova. (Plano Informativo YouTube channel, 18 Nov 2013)
Philosophy / Motto
"Never give up." (quetalvirtual.com, 29 Oct 2018)
Awards
In 2013 she received the San Luis Potosi State Sports Award in Mexico. (laorquesta.mx, 29 Oct 2013)
In 2013 she received an award from the Institute of Sport of San Luis Potosi State, and the La Loma gymnastics club. (laorquesta.mx, 29 Oct 2013)
Additional information
COACHED BY HER MOTHER
She was introduced to artistic gymnastics by her mother Esmeralda, who continues to work as her coach. "For me it is a special relationship because, since I was a little girl, I've been combining school and gymnastics and I'm with her all day long. Sometimes we have our mishaps but the truth is we always move forwards together. I accompanied my mother to her work because she had no one to leave me with. Seeing the girls caught my attention , so I started doing gymnastics recreationally with my mom. At the age of six or seven, in my first regional, I realised that this is what I wanted to do. As I got older, I took it more seriously and now here we are." (esto.com.mx, 30 Jun 2023)
Last update : 2024-07-22