Carmen Acedo

Carmen Acedo Jorge (born 10 February 1975 in Lérida, Spain) is a retired individual rhythmic gymnast from Spain.^[1]

Carmen Acedo
Personal information
Full name	Carmen Acedo Jorge
Country represented	Spain
Born	(1975-02-10) 10 February 1975 (age 49) Lérida, Spain
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Medal record Rhythmic Gymnastics Representing  Spain World Championships 1993 Alicante Clubs 1992 Brussels Ball 1991 Athens Team 1992 Brussels Clubs European Championships 1992 Stuttgart Team European Cup Final 1993 Málaga Ball 1993 Málaga Clubs

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Acedo and the second or maternal family name is Jorge.

Biography

Acedo at the 1991 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

Acedo trained with Rosa Menor as a junior at club Patricia.^{[citation needed]} She was first selected for the Spanish junior group in 1989.^{[citation needed]} Acedo had a tough start in her first senior international competition, at the 1991 World Championships; she placed 21st in the preliminary and did not advance to the all-around finals.^{[citation needed]}

In 1992, Acedo finished 10th in all-around at the European Championships.^{[citation needed]}

Acedo competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where she finished off the podium in 4th place All-around behind teammate Carolina Pascual who won the silver medal.^[2] At the 1992 World Championships, Acedo finally won a pair of medals taking home a silver medal for ball and a bronze for clubs.^{[citation needed]} She became the Spanish National Champion in 1993^{[citation needed]}. She then went to win the clubs final at the 1993 World Championships with the Spanish Team, finishing 4th place in Team.^{[citation needed]}

She is married to Spanish race walker Jesús Ángel García Bragado.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "RG Stars". nicolemezheritsky.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carmen Acedo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.

External links

• Carmen Acedo at the International Gymnastics Federation
• Carmen Acedo at Olympedia
• Carmen Acedo Jorge at Olympics.com
• Carmen Acedo Jorge (and here) at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)