Elena López

Elena López Benaches (born 4 October 1994 in Valencia) is a Spanish group rhythmic gymnast.

Elena Lopez
Lopez in 2014
Personal information
Full nameElena López Benaches
Country represented Spain
Born (1994-10-04) 4 October 1994
Valencia, Spain
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2011-
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Group Rhythmic Gymnastics
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroGroup All-around
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Izmir 10 Clubs
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kiev 10 Clubs
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kiev3 Balls/2 Ribbons
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Stuttgart Group All-around
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Holon 6 Clubs/2 Hoops
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Baku 10 clubs
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Holon 5 Ribbons
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Benaches.

Career

She represents her nation at international competitions. She participated at the 2012 Summer Olympics and ended on 4th place in Group All-Around.[1] She also competed at world championships, including at the 2015 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships where she won the bronze medal in the all-around event.[2]

López competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where she was member of the Spanish group (together with Sandra Aguilar, Artemi Gavezou, Lourdes Mohedano, Alejandra Quereda) that won silver medal in group-all around.[3]

Detailed Olympic results
Year Competition Description Location Music Apparatus Rank Score-Final Rank Score-Qualifying
2016 Olympics Rio de Janeiro All-around 2nd 35.766 1st 35.749
Vida Carnaval, Bahiana/Batucada, Sambuka by Carlinhos Brown, Inner Sense & Richard Sliwa, Artem Uzunov 5 Ribbons 1st 17.800 1st 17.783
Cementerio Judío, Soleá, La Aurora de Nueva York by Compañía Rafael Amargo, Montse Cortés 6 Clubs / 2 Hoops 5th 17.966 2nd 17.966
Year Competition Description Location Music Apparatus Rank Score-Final Rank Score-Qualifying
2012 Olympics London All-around 4th 54.950 5th 54.550
Red Violin Remix (Aranjuez) by Ikuko Kawai 5 Balls 5th 27.400 5th 27.150
Malagueña by Stanley Black And His Orchestra, Placido Domingo 3 Ribbons / 2 Hoops 3rd 27.550 3rd 27.400

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elena López". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. "2015 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships athletes - Elena Lopez" (PDF). Longines Official Results Provider. 6 September 2015. p. 4. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  3. Sarkar, Pritha (21 August 2016). "Rhythmic gymnastics: Russia wins fifth successive team gold". Reuters. Retrieved 21 August 2016.

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