Inés Bergua

Inés Bergua (born 29 May 2004) is a Spanish rhythmic gymnast.[1] She's the bronze All-Around and 5 hoops medalist at the 2022 World Championships.

Inés Bergua
Full nameInés Bergua Navales
Country represented Spain
Born (2004-05-29) 29 May 2004
Huesca, Spain
DisciplineRhythmic Gymnastics
LevelInternational Elite
Years on national team2017-
ClubClub 90
Head coach(es)Alejandra Quereda, Ana María Pelaz
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European Championships 0 1 1
World Championships 0 1 4
FIG World Cup 1 5 3
Total 1 7 8
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  Spain
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Valencia 5 Hoops
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Sofia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Sofia Group All Around
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Sofia 5 Hoops
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Valencia Group All Around
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tel Aviv 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Baku 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls

Personal life

Inés took up the sport at age three influenced by her aunt.[2] She was named the 2015 Most Promising Female Athlete of the Year at the Aragon Provincial Sports Gala,[2] 2019 Female Athlete of the Year in Aragon, this award was presented in 2021,[3] and Best Individual Athlete of the Women and Sports Awards 2022.[4] Her biggest dream is to win a medal at the 2024 Olympic Games.[5]

Career

Junior

Bergua was part of the Spanish junior group[6] that competed at both the 2019 European[7] and World Championships,[8] finishing 7th in Baku and 5th in Moscow.[9][10][11]

Senior

In 2021 Inés participated in the World Championships along Valeria Márquez, Ana Gayan, Patricia Pérez, Uma Mendez Gonzalez and Mireia Martínez, finishing 12th in the All-Around and 5th in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs' final.[12][13][14]

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.[15] In Baku they were 12th in the All-Around and therefore didn't qualify for event finals.[16] A month later in Pamplona they won bronze in the All-Around and silver with 5 hoops.[17] In Portimão they won 3 silver medals.[18] They won All-Around bronze and 5 hoops and silver with 3 ribbons + 2 balls in Cluj-Napoca.[19] Inés took part, with Ana Arnau, Valeria Márquez, Patricia Pérez, 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.[20]

References
  1. "BERGUA NAVALES Ines - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  2. Digital, Sobrarbe (2016-04-03). "Inés Bergua, premio a la Mejor Promesa Femenina". Sobrarbe Digital (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  3. ArainfoNoticias (2021-12-18). "Inés Bergua, Gabriel Torralba, María Laborda y Daniel Osanz, mejores deportistas aragoneses de los años 2019 y 2020". AraInfo · Diario Libre d'Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  4. Periódico, El (2022-06-20). "Inés Bergua, mejor deportista individual de los Premios Mujer y Deporte 2022". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  5. Vicente, Diego (2022-06-26). "Inés Bergua, gimnasta: "Me gustaría lograr una medalla en París 2024"". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  6. EFE (2019-05-11). "Inés Bergua estará con la selección en el Campeonato de Europa en Bakú". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  7. https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/document/RG%202019%20-%20Media%20results%20book.pdf
  8. http://static.rgjunior2019.com/C53A_Group_Composition_1907.pdf
  9. https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/JUNIORS%20-%20Group%20-%20Qualification%20AllAroundResultsRg.pdf
  10. http://static.rgjunior2019.com/C73J_Grp1%20Hoops_Results.pdf
  11. http://static.rgjunior2019.com/C73J_Grp2%20Ribbons_Results.pdf
  12. https://gym.longinestiming.com/File/0000130000FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF03
  13. https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/r_21worlds_gpaa.pdf
  14. https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/r_21worlds_gpevents.pdf
  15. "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Sofia 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  16. "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Baku 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  17. "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Pamplona 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  18. "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Portimão 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  19. "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Cluj-Napoca 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  20. "Gymnastics history makers the toast of Sofia Rhythmic Worlds". gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
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