Patricia Pérez (rhythmic gymnast)

Patricia Pérez (born 8 August 2004) is a Spanish rhythmic gymnast.[1] She's the bronze All-Around and 5 hoops medalist at the 2022 World Championships.

Patricia Pérez
Country represented Spain
Born (2004-08-08) 8 August 2004
Valencia, Spain
DisciplineRhythmic Gymnastics
LevelInternational Elite
Years on national team2021-
ClubCEG Almussafes
Head coach(es)Alejandra Quereda
Assistant coach(es)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

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.[2] In October 2020 she underwent surgery on the meniscus in her left knee, her recovery took about six weeks.[3] 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[4] and World Championships,[5] finishing 7th in Baku and 5th in Moscow.[6][7][8]

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.[9][10][11]

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.[12] In Baku they were 12th in the All-Around and therefore didn't qualify for event finals.[13] A month later in Pamplona they won bronze in the All-Around and silver with 5 hoops.[14] In Portimão they won 3 silver medals.[15] They won All-Around bronze and 5 hoops and silver with 3 ribbons + 2 balls in Cluj-Napoca.[16] 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.[17]

References
  1. "PEREZ FOS Patricia - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  2. 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.
  3. https://rfegimnasia.es/getdata/Getfilenoattachmentmultimedia/name/%5B%5D
  4. "2019 European Championships Result Book" (PDF). europeangymnastics.
  5. http://static.rgjunior2019.com/C53A_Group_Composition_1907.pdf
  6. https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/JUNIORS%20-%20Group%20-%20Qualification%20AllAroundResultsRg.pdf
  7. http://static.rgjunior2019.com/C73J_Grp1%20Hoops_Results.pdf
  8. http://static.rgjunior2019.com/C73J_Grp2%20Ribbons_Results.pdf
  9. https://gym.longinestiming.com/File/0000130000FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF03
  10. https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/r_21worlds_gpaa.pdf
  11. https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/r_21worlds_gpevents.pdf
  12. "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Sofia 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  13. "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Baku 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  14. "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Pamplona 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  15. "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Portimão 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  16. "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Cluj-Napoca 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  17. "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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