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Spanish rhythmic gymnast From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Patricia Pérez (born 8 August 2004) is a Spanish rhythmic gymnast.[1] She's the bronze All-Around and 5 hoops medalist at the 2022 World Championships.
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| Country represented |  Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 August 2004 Valencia, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic Gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2021- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CEG Almussafes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Alejandra Quereda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Ana María Pelaz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She took up the sport at age five, her parents saw a poster advertising the sport in Sueca and asked her whether she would want to attend, she said yes.[2] In October 2020 she underwent surgery on the meniscus in her left knee, her recovery took about six weeks.[3] She trains twice a day at the High Performance Centre (CAR) in Madrid.
Pérez was part of the Spanish junior group that competed at both the 2019 European[4] and World Championships,[5] finishing 7th in Baku and 5th in Moscow.[6][7][8]
In 2021 Pérez participated in the World Championships along Inés Bergues, Ana Gayán, Valeria Márquez, Uma Mendez and Mireia Martínez, finishing 12th in the All-Around and 5th in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs' final.[9][10][11]
The group debuted in 2022 at the World Cup in Sofia, they were 5th in the All-Around and 5 hoops and 6th with 3 ribbons + 2 balls.[12] In Baku they were 12th in the All-Around and therefore didn't qualify for event finals.[13] A month later in Pamplona they won bronze in the All-Around and silver with 5 hoops.[14] In Portimão they won 3 silver medals.[15] They won All-Around bronze and 5 hoops and silver with 3 ribbons + 2 balls in Cluj-Napoca.[16] Patricia took part, with Ana Arnau, Inés Bergua, Valeria Márquez, Mireia Martínez and Salma Solaun in the 2022 European Championships in Tel Aviv, winning silver in the 3 ribbons + 2 balls final, and the World Championships in Sofia where the Spanish group won three bronze medals: All-Around (earning them a spot for the 2024 Olympics), 5 hoops, and team.[17]
In 2023 Patricia and the group debuted at the World Cup in Sofia, taking 11th place overall and 8th with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.[18][19] A week later they competed at the Grand Prix in Thiais.[20] In April the group took part in the World Cup in Baku, being 10th in the All-Around and 8th with 5 hoops.[21] In Portimão they won gold in the All-Around and silver with 5 hoops.[22][23] At the European Championships in Baku the group finished 6th overall, 4th with 5 hoops and won bronze in the mixed event.[24] After a training camp in Alicante Salma was selected for the World Championships in Valencia, there along Inés Bergua, Salma Solaun, Mireia Martínez and Ana Arnau, she took bronze in the All-Around and silver with 5 hoops.[25]
The first competition of the group in 2024 was the World Cup in Athens, where they took 4th place in the All-Around, 8th with 5 hoops and 7th with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.[26][27] Weeks later, in Sofia they won silver with 5 balls, in Baku the group won gold in the All-Around and silver with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.[28][29] In May she won gold in the All-Around and with 5 hoops as well as bronze in the mixed event at the stage in Portimão.[30] At the European Championships in Budapest the Spanish group won bronze in the All-Around, silver with 5 hoops and gold with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.[31][32] At the last World Cup of the season, in Cluj-Napoca, they won gold in the mixed event final.[33] In early August Patricia, Ana Arnau, Inés Bergua, Mireia Martínez and Salma Solaun competed at the Olympic Games in Paris, where they took 10th place in the qualification event and thus not advancing to the final.[34]
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