Valeria Márquez

Valeria Márquez (born 21 April 2004) is a Spanish rhythmic gymnast.[1] She's the bronze All-Around and 5 hoops medalist at the 2022 World Championships.

Valeria Márquez
Country represented Spain
Born (2004-04-21) 21 April 2004
Almeria, Spain
DisciplineRhythmic Gymnastics
LevelInternational Elite
Years on national team2021-
ClubEl Ejido
Head coach(es)Alejandra Quereda, Ana María Pelaz
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European Championships 0 1 0
World Championships 0 0 3
FIG World Cup 0 5 3
Total 0 6 6
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  Spain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Sofia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Sofia Group All Around
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Sofia 5 Hoops
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tel Aviv 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls

Career

Junior

Márquez was part of the Spanish junior group that competed at both the 2019 European[2] and World Championships,[3] finishing 7th in Baku and 5th in Moscow.[4][5][6]

Senior

In 2021 Valeria participated in the World Championships along Inés Bergua, Ana Gayán, Patricia Pérez, Uma Mendez and Mireia Martínez, finishing 12th in the All-Around and 5th in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs' final.[7][8][9]

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.[10] In Baku they were 12th in the All-Around and therefore didn't qualify for event finals.[11] A month later in Pamplona they won bronze in the All-Around and silver with 5 hoops.[12] In Portimão they won 3 silver medals.[13] They won All-Around bronze and 5 hoops and silver with 3 ribbons + 2 balls in Cluj-Napoca.[14] Valeria took part, with Ana Arnau, Inés Bergua, 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.[15]

References
  1. "MARQUEZ Valeria - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved Sep 27, 2022.
  2. https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/document/RG%202019%20-%20Media%20results%20book.pdf
  3. http://static.rgjunior2019.com/C53A_Group_Composition_1907.pdf
  4. https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/JUNIORS%20-%20Group%20-%20Qualification%20AllAroundResultsRg.pdf
  5. http://static.rgjunior2019.com/C73J_Grp1%20Hoops_Results.pdf
  6. http://static.rgjunior2019.com/C73J_Grp2%20Ribbons_Results.pdf
  7. https://gym.longinestiming.com/File/0000130000FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF03
  8. https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/r_21worlds_gpaa.pdf
  9. https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/r_21worlds_gpevents.pdf
  10. "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Sofia 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  11. "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Baku 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  12. "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Pamplona 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  13. "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Portimão 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  14. "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Cluj-Napoca 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  15. "Gymnastics history makers the toast of Sofia Rhythmic Worlds". gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
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