Deanne Soza

Deanne Soza
Born	(2001-09-24) September 24, 2001 (age 23) Orem, Utah, United States
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	United States
College team	Utah Red Rocks
Gym	Texas Dreams Gymnastics (2016-2020) Arete Gymnastics (until 2016)
Head coach(es)	Kim Zmeskal-Burdette
Assistant coach(es)	Chris Burdette
Former coach(es)	Dan Coleman (until 2016)
Music	2013-2014: He’s a Pirate from Pirates of the Caribbean
Retired	October 21, 2020
Medal record Representing the   United States

Deanne Soza (born September 24, 2001 in Orem, Utah) is a former American artistic gymnast.

Competitive History

2013

Soza competed at the 2013 Secret U.S. Classic, placing 16th all-around. ^[1] She advanced to Nationals, where she accumulated a two-day score of 103.050, placing 26th. ^[2]

2014

Deanne kicked off the 2014 season finishing third at the American Classic, held at the Karolyi's Ranch. ^[3]

Soza later competed at the Secret U.S. Classic, where she placed third with Norah Flatley. ^[4] She also took home a silver on uneven bars and a bronze on vault.

Soza was expected to compete at the 2014 P&G Championships in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

In September 2014, Deanne contracted a rare eye infection which could have blinded her. She healed fully and resumed training. ^[5]

2015

Soza returned to competition at the 2015 U.S. Classic on July 25. She placed fifth in the junior all-around competition with a score of 55.550, including second on balance beam with a score of 14.5 and tied for third on floor exercise (with Laurie Hernandez) with a score of 14.350. ^[6] These scores were sufficient for her to once again qualify to the P&G National Championships.

2016

In January 2016, FloGymnastics released an article that revealed that Soza could have died as a result of her eye infection. ^[7]

References

1. "USA Gymnastics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
2. "USA Gymnastics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
3. "USA Gymnastics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
4. "USA Gymnastics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
5. Arete Gymnastics (15 September 2014). "Deanne Soza". Facebook. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
6. "USA Gymnastics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
7. "Deanne Soza: Seeing Through a Life-Threatening Infection - FloGymnastics".