Estela Giménez Cid (born 29 March 1979 in
Madrid
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Spain
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) is a Spanish former
rhythmic gymnast
Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and co ...
who won a gold medal at the
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
in the group all-around event.
The team was formed by Giménez,
Marta Baldó
Marta Baldó Marín (born 8 April 1979) is a Spanish rhythmic gymnast and Olympic Champion. She won a gold medal with the Spanish group at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The team was formed by Marta, Estela Giménez, Nuria Cabanil ...
,
Nuria Cabanillas,
Lorena Guréndez,
Estíbaliz Martínez and
Tania Lamarca. She won the world championship twice in the three balls/two ribbons discipline.
She was featured on the cover of the ''
Your Shape'' game for Wii. She was the host of ''
Insert Coin
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'' on
AXN Spain from 2008 to 2012.
See also
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List of gymnasts
Gymnasts are people who participate in the sport of gymnastics. This sport contains disciplines that include, but are not limited to:
This list is of those who are considered to be notable in their chosen discipline.
See gymnasium (ancient Gree ...
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List of Olympic medalists in gymnastics (women)
This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in gymnastics.
Artistic gymnastics
Current program
All-around, individual
All-around, team
Note: The International Gymnastics Federation recommended to the IOC that the medals of the C ...
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Gymnastics at the Pan American Games
Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics have been contested at the Pan American Games since the 1951 edition. In 1987, Rhythmic Gymnastics was introduced. In 2007, Trampoline was added to the program.
Editions
Events
All-time medal table
Ar ...
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World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships The Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships are the world championships for the sport of rhythmic gymnastics. The tournament is promoted and organized by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). It is one of the three tournaments in rh ...
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Gymnastics at the World Games
Gymnastics has been part of all World Games. Among the disciplines, there are rhythmic gymnastics, trampolining and tumbling as well as acrobatics and aerobics. Artistic gymnastics are not contested at the World Games because all of its discipl ...
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Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships
The Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships are the European championships for the sport of rhythmic gymnastics. They were first held in 1978. The European Championships and the European Junior Championships were united in 1993. Prior to 2006, ...
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References
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1979 births
Living people
Spanish rhythmic gymnasts
Olympic gold medalists for Spain
Gymnasts at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic gymnasts of Spain
Spanish television presenters
Spanish women television presenters
Olympic medalists in gymnastics
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships
Gymnasts from Madrid
20th-century Spanish women
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