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| Full name | Alejandra Quereda Flores | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 July 1992 Alicante, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2010-2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Anna Baranova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Sara Bayón | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alejandra Quereda Flores (born 24 July 1992 in Alicante) is a former Spanish group rhythmic gymnast.
Quereda represents her nation at international competitions. She participated at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics. She also competed at World championships, including at the 2015 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships where she won the bronze medal in the Group All-around event. [1]
Quereda competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where she was member of the Spanish group (together with Elena López, Artemi Gavezou, Sandra Aguilar, Lourdes Mohedano) that won silver medal in group-all around. [2]
| Year | Competition Description | Location | Music | Apparatus | Rank | Score-Final | Rank | Score-Qualifying |
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| 2016 | Olympics | Rio de Janeiro | All-around | 2nd | 35.766 | 1st | 35.749 | |
| Vida Carnaval, Bahiana/Batucada, Sambuka by Carlinhos Brown, Inner Sense & Richard Sliwa, Artem Uzunov | 5 Ribbons | 1st | 17.800 | 1st | 17.783 | |||
| Cementerio Judío, Soleá, La Aurora de Nueva York by Compañía Rafael Amargo, Montse Cortés | 6 Clubs / 2 Hoops | 5th | 17.966 | 2nd | 17.966 | |||
| Year | Competition Description | Location | Music [3] | Apparatus | Rank | Score-Final | Rank | Score-Qualifying |
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| 2012 | Olympics | London | All-around | 4th | 54.950 | 5th | 54.550 | |
| Red Violin Remix (Aranjuez) by Ikuko Kawai | 5 Balls | 5th | 27.400 | 5th | 27.150 | |||
| Malagueña by Stanley Black And His Orchestra, Placido Domingo | 3 Ribbons / 2 Hoops | 3rd | 27.550 | 3rd | 27.400 | |||
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