Jessica López

Jessica Brizeida López Arocha (born January 22, 1986) is a Venezuelan artistic gymnast who competes for the Venezuela national team. She competed at the 2008, the 2012 and the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she qualified to the uneven bars final, becoming the first Venezuelan gymnast to qualify for an individual apparatus final, where she placed sixth.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Arocha.
Jessica López
Full nameJessica Brizeida López Arocha
Nickname(s)J-Lo
Country represented Venezuela
Born (1986-01-22) January 22, 1986
Caracas, Venezuela
SpouseLinas Gaveika
Height5 ft 1 in (155 cm)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
ClubFuturo
College teamDenver Pioneers
Head coach(es)Melissa Kutcher
Assistant coach(es)Nilson Medeiros, Carl Leland
Medal record
Women's Gymnastics
Representing  Venezuela
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Uneven bars
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guadalajara Uneven bars
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guadalajara Balance beam
Silver medal – second place 2013 San Juan Uneven bars
Silver medal – second place 2013 San Juan Balance beam
Silver medal – second place 2014 Mississauga All-around
Silver medal – second place 2014 Mississauga Balance beam
Silver medal – second place 2014 Mississauga Floor exercise
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Maracaibo Uneven bars
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guadalajara All-around
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mayagüez All-around
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mayagüez Uneven bars
Gold medal – first place 2014 Veracruz All-around
Gold medal – first place 2014 Veracruz Uneven bars
Gold medal – first place 2014 Veracruz Balance beam
Silver medal – second place 2010 Mayagüez Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Veracruz Floor exercise
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Mayagüez Vault
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Mayagüez Balance beam
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Mayagüez Floor exercise
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Medellín All-around
Gold medal – first place 2010 Medellín Uneven bars
Gold medal – first place 2010 Medellín Balance beam
Gold medal – first place 2010 Medellín Floor exercise
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Medellín Team

Career

In NCAA gymnastics, Lopez competed for the University of Denver.

She qualified to compete as an individual at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

In 2009, she competed at the 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

In March 2010, she won the bronze medal at the American Cup. At the end of March, she won the gold medal in the all around, uneven bars, and floor exercise at the South American Games. She won medals in Moscow, Porto, and Ghent, and at the Glasgow World Cup. In September, she went to compete at the Pre-Panamerican Games, where she won two silver medals (uneven bars and balance beam) and one bronze medal (all around). In October, she competed at the 2010 World Championships, where she qualified for the all-around finals and finished in the tenth place, the best showing ever for a Venezuelan gymnast.

Lopez qualified to compete as an individual at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[1] She finished 18th in the individual all around final. She carried the Venezuelan flag in the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games.

At the 2014 World Championships, she did not qualify to any individual event finals, but finished eighth in the all around, her highest worlds finish. Afterwards she competed at the Central American and Caribbean Games, placing first all around, beam and bars. She competed at the Stuttgart World Cup a few weeks later and won silver in the all around.

She competed at the 2015 American Cup and placed 4th, which secured her winning the FIG World Cup series.

She qualified to compete at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where she finished seventh in the all around and sixth on uneven bars.

References
  1. "Jessica López Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
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