Estela Giménez

Estela Giménez Cid[lower-alpha 1] (born 29 March 1979 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish former rhythmic gymnast who won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the group all-around event.[1] The team was formed by Giménez, Marta Baldó, Nuria Cabanillas, Lorena Guréndez, Estíbaliz Martínez and Tania Lamarca. She won the world championship twice in the three balls/two ribbons discipline.

Estela Giménez
Personal information
Country represented Spain
Born (1979-03-29) 29 March 1979
Madrid
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Years on national team1994 - 1997
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Group All-around
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Vienna 3 balls/2 ribbons
Gold medal – first place 1996 Budapest 3 balls/2 ribbons
Silver medal – second place 1994 Paris Group All-around
Silver medal – second place 1995 Vienna Group All-around
Silver medal – second place 1995 Vienna 5 hoops
Silver medal – second place 1996 Budapest Group All-around
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Paris 6 ropes
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Paris 4 hoops/2 clubs
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1995 Prague3 balls/2 ribbons
Bronze medal – third place1995 PragueGroup All-around
Bronze medal – third place1995 Prague5 hoops

She was featured on the cover of the Your Shape game for Wii. She was the host of Insert Coin on AXN Spain from 2008 to 2012.[2]

See also

Notes
  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Giménez and the second or maternal family name is Cid.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Estela Giménez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  2. "Estela Giménez in Insert Coin". cineytele.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
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