Ava Lorein Verdeflor (born January 2, 1999) is a

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artistic gymnast. She currently represents the

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in International competition but lives with her family in

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, and holds dual citizenship.

Junior career

Verdeflor competed at the Junior Asian Championships in

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in April and placed 12th, securing a qualifying spot to the

2014 Summer Youth Olympics The 2014 Summer Youth Olympics (), officially known as the II Summer Youth Olympic Games , and commonly known as Nanjing 2014 ( zh, c=南京2014, p=Nánjīng Èr Líng yī sì), were the second Summer Youth Olympic Games, an international sports ...

in Nanjing, China.

Senior career

Verdeflor competed at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games. She won bronze medal and silver medal in the Women's artistic team all-around and Women's uneven bars.

References

1999 births American female artistic gymnasts Filipino female artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Living people Sportspeople from Tarlac Sportspeople from Allen, Texas World Olympic Gymnastics Academy SEA Games silver medalists for the Philippines SEA Games bronze medalists for the Philippines SEA Games medalists in gymnastics Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games 21st-century American women {{Philippines-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub