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Mireia Martínez (born 21 April 2005) is a
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rhythmic gymnast Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform individually or in groups on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon and rope. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, fle ...
. 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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in
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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 Inés Bergua (born 29 May 2004) is a Spanish rhythmic gymnast. She's the bronze All-Around and 5 hoops medalist at the 2022 World Championships. Personal life Inés took up the sport at age three influenced by her aunt. She was named the 201 ...
, Ana Gayan,
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,
Uma Mendez Uma Mendez Gonzalez (born 7 September 2004) is a Spanish rhythmic gymnast, member of the national group. Career Junior Uma was part of the Spanish junior group that competed at both the 2019 European where she was 7th in teams and in the ...
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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in
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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 Ana Arnau (born 20 September 2005) is a Spanish rhythmic gymnast. She was the bronze All-Around and five hoops medalist at the 2022 World Championships. Career Junior Arnau was part of the Spanish junior group that competed at both the 2 ...
,
Inés Bergua Inés Bergua (born 29 May 2004) is a Spanish rhythmic gymnast. She's the bronze All-Around and 5 hoops medalist at the 2022 World Championships. Personal life Inés took up the sport at age three influenced by her aunt. She was named the 201 ...
,
Valeria Márquez Valeria Márquez may refer to: * Valeria Márquez (gymnast), a Spanish rhythmic gymnast * Killing of Valeria Márquez, about the dealth of the Mexican influencer (2002–2025) {{hndis, Márquez, Valeria ...
, Patricia Pérez and
Salma Solaun Salma Solaun Campos (born 2 March 2005) is a Spanish rhythmic gymnast who competed at the 2019 Junior World Rhythmic Gymnastic championships, where she won a bronze medal. She also won a silver medal at the 2022 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Cha ...
in the
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in
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, winning silver in the 3 ribbons + 2 balls final, and the
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in
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where the Spanish group won three bronze medals: All-Around (earning them a spot for the 2024 Olympics), 5 hoops, and team. In 2023 Mireia and the group debuted at the
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in Sofia, taking 11th place overall and 8th with 3 ribbons & 2 balls. A week later they competed at the Grand Prix in
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. In April the group took part in the World Cup in Baku, being 10th in the All-Around and 8th with 5 hoops. In Portimão they won gold in the All-Around and silver with 5 hoops. At the
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in Baku the group finished 6th overall, 4th with 5 hoops and won bronze in the mixed event. After a training camp in Alicante Salma was selected for the
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, there along
Inés Bergua Inés Bergua (born 29 May 2004) is a Spanish rhythmic gymnast. She's the bronze All-Around and 5 hoops medalist at the 2022 World Championships. Personal life Inés took up the sport at age three influenced by her aunt. She was named the 201 ...
,
Salma Solaun Salma Solaun Campos (born 2 March 2005) is a Spanish rhythmic gymnast who competed at the 2019 Junior World Rhythmic Gymnastic championships, where she won a bronze medal. She also won a silver medal at the 2022 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Cha ...
,
Ana Arnau Ana Arnau (born 20 September 2005) is a Spanish rhythmic gymnast. She was the bronze All-Around and five hoops medalist at the 2022 World Championships. Career Junior Arnau was part of the Spanish junior group that competed at both the 2 ...
and Patricia Pérez, she took bronze in the All-Around and silver with 5 hoops. The first competition of the group in 2024 was the
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, where they took 4th place in the All-Around, 8th with 5 hoops and 7th with 3 ribbons & 2 balls. Weeks later, in Sofia they won silver with 5 balls, in Baku the group won gold in the All-Around and silver with 3 ribbons & 2 balls. In May she won gold in the All-Around and with 5 hoops as well as bronze in the mixed event at the stage in Portimão. At the
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the Spanish group won bronze in the All-Around, silver with 5 hoops and gold with 3 ribbons & 2 balls. At the last World Cup of the season, in Cluj-Napoca, they won gold in the mixed event final. In early August Mireia,
Ana Arnau Ana Arnau (born 20 September 2005) is a Spanish rhythmic gymnast. She was the bronze All-Around and five hoops medalist at the 2022 World Championships. Career Junior Arnau was part of the Spanish junior group that competed at both the 2 ...
,
Inés Bergua Inés Bergua (born 29 May 2004) is a Spanish rhythmic gymnast. She's the bronze All-Around and 5 hoops medalist at the 2022 World Championships. Personal life Inés took up the sport at age three influenced by her aunt. She was named the 201 ...
,
Salma Solaun Salma Solaun Campos (born 2 March 2005) is a Spanish rhythmic gymnast who competed at the 2019 Junior World Rhythmic Gymnastic championships, where she won a bronze medal. She also won a silver medal at the 2022 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Cha ...
and Patricia Pérez competed at the
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in
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, where they took 10th place in the qualification event and thus not advancing to the final.


References

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