Yesenia Ferrera

Yesenia Saskia Ferrera Nuñez (born October 16, 1998)[1] is a Cuban artistic gymnast. She rose to prominence as a first-year senior in 2014 but soon encountered an injury that sidelined her for two seasons until she returned in 2017.

Yesenia Ferrera
Full nameYesenia Saskia Ferrera Nuñez
Country represented Cuba
Born (1998-10-16) October 16, 1998
Santiago de Cuba
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight46 kg (101 lb)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2014–present
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Cuba
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Vault
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Mississauga Vault
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Mississauga Floor exercise
Pan American Sports Festival
Gold medal – first place 2014 Guadalajara All-around
Gold medal – first place 2014 Guadalajara Vault
Gold medal – first place 2014 Guadalajara Uneven bars
Gold medal – first place 2014 Guadalajara Floor exercise
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Guadalajara Balance beam
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2014 VeracruzFloor exercise
Gold medal – first place2014 VeracruzVault
Silver medal – second place2014 VeracruzTeam
Bronze medal – third place2014 VeracruzAll-around
Bronze medal – third place2014 VeracruzBalance beam

Career

2014

In August, Ferrera competed at the Pan American Championships in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. She finished fourth in the all-around but claimed silver in the vault final and bronze in the floor final.[2]

Later, in November, she traveled to Veracruz for the Central American and Caribbean Games. She clinched the vault and floor titles, also grabbing a bronze on balance beam.[3]

2017

Ferrera returned to elite competition in June 2017 at the Central American Sports Festival in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She won the all-around competition, as well as the vault and floor titles too.[4]

References
  1. "Yesenia Ferrera". 16 September 2015.
  2. "2014 Pan American Championships Results". 1 September 2014.
  3. "2014 Central American and Caribbean Games". 3 December 2014.
  4. "2017 Central American Sports Festival Results". 1 July 2017.
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