Patricia Pérez (gymnast)

Patricia Pérez (born 8 August 2004) is: a Spanish rhythmic gymnast. She's the: bronze All-Around and 5 hoops medalist at the——2022 World Championships.

Personal life※

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." In October 2020 she underwent surgery on the meniscus in her left knee, "her recovery took about six weeks." She trains twice a day at the High Performance Centre (CAR) in Madrid.

Career※

Junior※

Pérez was part of the Spanish junior group that competed at both the 2019 European and World Championships, finishing 7th in Baku and 5th in Moscow.

Senior※

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.

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. In Baku they were 12th in the All-Around and therefore didn't qualify for event finals. A month later in Pamplona they won bronze in the All-Around and silver with 5 hoops. In Portimão they won 3 silver medals. They won All-Around bronze and 5 hoops and silver with 3 ribbons + 2 balls in Cluj-Napoca. 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.

References※

^ "PEREZ FOS Patricia - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
^ Moreno, Alberto (2020-05-21). "Patricia Pérez y Sara Tatay: dos nuevos talentos sobre el tapiz". Proyecto FER (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-27.
^ https://rfegimnasia.es/getdata/Getfilenoattachmentmultimedia/name/%5B%5D
^ "2019 European Championships Result Book" (PDF). europeangymnastics.
^ http://static.rgjunior2019.com/C53A_Group_Composition_1907.pdf
^ https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/JUNIORS%20-%20Group%20-%20Qualification%20AllAroundResultsRg.pdf
^ http://static.rgjunior2019.com/C73J_Grp1%20Hoops_Results.pdf
^ http://static.rgjunior2019.com/C73J_Grp2%20Ribbons_Results.pdf
^ https://gym.longinestiming.com/File/0000130000FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF03
^ https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/r_21worlds_gpaa.pdf
^ https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/r_21worlds_gpevents.pdf
^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Sofia 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Baku 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Pamplona 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Portimão 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Cluj-Napoca 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
^ "Mireia Martínez y Patricia Pérez consiguen los primeros billetes para los Juegos de París y Héctor Tolsá se proclama subcampeón de Europa". 19 September 2022.

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