Mireia Martínez (born 21 April 2005) is a

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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 coordi ...

. She's the bronze All-Around and 5 hoops medalist at the 2022 World Championships.

Personal life

She took up the sport at age four in

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, she came to this sport by chance when walking at the sports complex in her hometown and she saw some girls practising rhythmic gymnastics. Her dream is to compete at the

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Career

She trains twice a day at the High Performance Centre (CAR) in

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. In 2021 Martínez participated in the

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along Inés Bergua , Ana Gayan, Valeria Márquez, Uma Mendez and Patricia Pérez, finishing 12th in the All-Around and 5th in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs' final. The group debuted in 2022 at the

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, they were 5th in the All-Around and 5 hoops and 6th with 3 ribbons + 2 balls. In

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they were 12th in the All-Around and therefore didn't qualify for event finals. A month later in

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they won bronze in the All-Around and silver with 5 hoops. In

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they won 3 silver medals. They won All-Around bronze and 5 hoops and silver with 3 ribbons + 2 balls in

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. Mireia took part, with Ana Arnau, Inés Bergua, Valeria Márquez, Patricia Pérez and

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in the

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Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

, winning silver in the 3 ribbons + 2 balls final, and the

where the Spanish group won three bronze medals: All-Around (earning them a spot for the 2024 Olympics), 5 hoops, and team.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Mireia 2005 births Living people Spanish rhythmic gymnasts Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Sportspeople from the Province of Valencia