Ahtziri Sandoval
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Ahtziri Viridiana Sandoval Pérez (born October 5, 1996 in
Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...
) is a Mexican artistic gymnast. She is the 2017 Pan American champion on vault.


Early life

Sandoval was born in
Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...
on October 5, 1996. She began practicing gymnastics at age five.


Career


2014

Sandoval competed at the
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, where she helped Mexico finish third as a team. Individually, she received bronze on the uneven bars behind
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and
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.


2015

Sandoval competed at the São Paulo Challenge Cup, where she placed sixth on both vault and uneven bars. In July, she competed at the
Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...
where she helped Mexico finish fifth as a team. Individually, Sandoval qualified to the uneven bars final and finished sixth.


2017

At the 2017 Mexican national championships Sandoval finished third in the all-around. At the Central American Sports Festival she helped Mexico win gold as a team; individually she won silver on vault behind
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. At the
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Sandoval won gold on vault and silver on the uneven bars.


2018

Sandoval competed at the Guimarães Challenge Cup, where she won gold on uneven bars and placed sixth on vault. She next competed at the
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, where she helped Mexico finish third. Individually, she won gold on the uneven bars and bronze on vault. Later that year, Sandoval tore ligaments in her foot and would have to undergo surgery, resulting in her inability to compete in 2019.


2020

Sandoval competed at the Melbourne World Cup, where she placed seventh on vault. She next competed at the Baku World Cup, placing sixth on vault during qualifications; however event finals were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan. The remainder of competitions during the year were either cancelled or postponed due to the global
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.


2022

Sandoval returned to competition in 2022 as the captain of Mexico's national team. She placed first all-around at the Mexican Championships. She next competed at the 2022 Pan American Championships, where she helped Mexico place fourth as a team and qualify for the upcoming World Championships. Individually, she won bronze on vault behind Karla Navas of Panama and compatriot Natalia Escalera.


2023

Sandoval competed at the 2023 Pan American Championships, where she helped Mexico win silver behind the United States. She next competed at the
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where she helped Mexico win gold. Individually, she received bronze on vault. At the 2023 World Championships Sandoval helped Mexico finish fourteenth in qualifications. Although Sandoval did not qualify to any individual finals, she earned a nominative berth to compete at the
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due to being the highest placed eligible gymnast on the uneven bars.


Competitive history


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sandoval, Ahtziri 1996 births Living people Mexican female artistic gymnasts Sportspeople from Guadalajara, Jalisco 21st-century Mexican women Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in gymnastics Gymnasts at the 2015 Pan American Games Gymnasts at the 2023 Pan American Games