| Marina Malpica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Marina Malpica Ramirez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 January 2000 Quintana Roo, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic Gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2017- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Eliza Meza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Marina Malpica (born 4 January 2000) is a Mexican rhythmic gymnast. [1] She's the first gymnast from Mexico to qualify for a final at the World Championships.
She took up the sport at age five in Veracruz. [2] She debuted in major competitions at the 2017 Pan American Championships, where she won silver in teams and bronze in the All-Around and was 4th with hoop, 4th with ball, 7th with clubs and 7th with ribbon. [3] [4] In August she performed at the World Championships in Pesaro finishing 49th in the All-Around, 38th with hoop, 48th with ball, 68th with clubs and 39th with ribbon. [5]
In 2018 Malpica participated in the World Cup stages in Guadalajara, taking All-Around's 28th place and 25th with hoop, 35th with ball, 35th with clubs, 29th with ribbon, and Kazan ending 22nd in the All-Around. [6] [7] She was then selected for the Central American and Caribbean Games, she won gold with hoop and ball and silver in the All-Around and with clubs. [8] [9] [10] [11] In September she was at the World Championships in Sofia where she was 18th in teams with Karla Diaz and Rut Castillo, 68th in the All-Around, 56th with hoop, 105th with ball and 50th with clubs. [12] [13] And then to the Pan American Championships in Lima, she won silver in the All-Around behind Laura Zeng and bronze with hoop behind Zeng and Lili Mizuno. [14] [15]
The next year she competed in the World Cups in Guadalajara ( 29th in the All-Around, 28th with hoop, 26th with ball, 31st with clubs and 29th with ribbon) and Tashkent (26th in the All-Around, 27th with hoop, 24th with ball, 32nd with clubs and 25th with ribbon) [16] [17] [18] [19] and the World Championships in Baku, performing only with ribbon taking the 58th place with the apparatus and the 25th in the team competition. [20] [21]
In 2021 she was a member of the Mexican team that took part at the World Championships in Kitakyushu, contributing with her ball and clubs' routines that ranked 30th and 40th respectively. [22]
Marina debuted in 2022 at the World Cup in Portimão where she finished 26th in the All-Around, 31st with hoop, 36th with ball, 17th with clubs, 19th with ribbon. [23] A few days later she was in Pesaro for another World Cup where she ranked 26th in the All-Around, 27th with hoop, 29th with ball, 20th with clubs, 32nd with ribbon. [24] In August she competed at the last World Cup of the season in Cluj-Napoca, ending 26th in the All-Around, 17th with hoop, 22nd with ball, 36th with clubs, 15th with ribbon. [25] She made history at the World Championships in Sofia by qualifying for the All-Around final, becoming the first individual from Mexico qualify for a final at the tournament, and ending 14th. [26] [27]
| Year | Apparatus | Music Title |
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| 2023 | Hoop | The Trail / Into the Light by Marcin Przybylowicz and District 78 |
| Ball | Endangered Species by Dianne Reeves | |
| Clubs | Hip Hip Chin Chin by Club Des Belugas | |
| Ribbon | Hypnotic by Havasi | |
| 2022 | Hoop | Qué Nivel De Mujer by Luis Miguel |
| Ball | Endangered Species by Dianne Reeves | |
| Clubs | Hip Hip Chin Chin by Club Des Belugas | |
| Ribbon | Boom Boom by 2WEI | |
| 2021 | Hoop | |
| Ball | Crowds by Armand Amar & The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Clubs | Shame On Me by Avicii | |
| Ribbon | ||
| 2019 | Hoop | Akkadian Empire (Paul Dinletir Remix) |
| Ball | Crowds by Armand Amar & The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Clubs | Shame On Me by Avicii | |
| Ribbon | Total Eclipse of the Heart by Westlife | |
| 2018 | Hoop | Prophecy by Full Tilt |
| Ball | Soldier of Love by Sade | |
| Clubs | Echa Pa' Delante by Thalía | |
| Ribbon | ||
| 2017 | Hoop | Prophecy by Full Tilt |
| Ball | Io Ti Penso Amore by David Garrett feat Nicole Scherzinger | |
| Clubs | Echa Pa' Delante by Thalía | |
| Ribbon | Carmen Fantasy Violin | |
| 2016 | Hoop | Prophecy by Full Tilt |
| Ball | Merry-Go-Round (from "Howl's Moving Castle") by Joe Hisaishi | |
| Clubs | ||
| Ribbon | Buleria by David Bisbal |
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