Kimberly Salazar

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Kimberly Salazar
Full nameKimberly Salazar Lopez
Country representedFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Born (2004-04-24) 24 April 2004 (age 20)
Xalapa, Mexico
Discipline Rhythmic Gymnastics
LevelInternational Elite
Years on national team2017-
Medal record
Representing Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Event1st2nd3rd
Pan American Games 030
Pan American Championships 130
Central American and Caribbean Games 300
FIG World Cup 101
Total561
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Santiago Group all-Around
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Santiago 5 Hoops
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Santiago 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
Pan American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Rio de Janeiro 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Rio de Janeiro All-Around
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Rio de Janeiro 5 Hoops
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Guadalajara Group All-around
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 San Salvador Group All-Around
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 San Salvador 5 Hoops
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 San Salvador 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls

Kimberly Salazar (born 24 April 2004) is a Mexican rhythmic gymnast, [1] member of the national senior group.

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Personal life

Kimberly took up the sport at age 7, she practised athletics but after watching some girls with so much flexibility she enrolled in rhythmic gymnastics. [2] [1] She says the most influential people in her career are her parents and her coaches. [3]

Career

Salazar debuted at the 2017 Junior Pan American Championships taking 10th place in the All-Around, 8th place with hoop, 16th with ball, 13th with clubs and 17th with ribbon. [4] [5] [6] In 2019 she competed at the 1st Junior World Championships in Moscow, competing with rope and ribbon and placing 52nd and 28th. [7]

In 2022 she was included into the national senior group, debuting at the World Cup in Portimão, being 4th in the All-Around and winning two historical medals, the first in the circuit for the country: bronze with 5 hoops and gold with 3 ribbons and 2 balls. [8] [9] A week later, in Pesaro, they took 7th place in the All-Around and 5th in both event finals. [10] In July she competed at the Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, winning silver in the All-Around and with 5 hoops and gold with 3 ribbons and 2 balls. [11] [12] A month later she was in Cluj-Napoca with the group for the last World Cup of the year, ending 4th in the All-Around and with 5 hoops as well as 6th with 3 ribbons and 2 balls. [13] [14] In September Kimberly represented Mexico along Dalia Alcocer, Nicole Cejudo, Sofia Flores and Adirem Tejeda at the World Championships in Sofia, taking 6th place in the All-Around, 6th with 5 hoops and 8th with 3 ribbons and 2 balls. [15]

Achievements

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References

  1. 1 2 "SALAZAR Kimberly - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  2. ↑ Digital, Milenio. "Gimnasta mexicana vende calendarios para poder competir en EU". Grupo Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  3. ↑ "Kimberly Salazar trasciende en Panamericano de Gimnasia Rítmica". MÁSNOTICIAS (in Spanish). 2022-07-19. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  4. ↑ "2017 Junior Pan Am All-Around" (PDF). usagym.
  5. ↑ "2017 Junior Pan Am Qualifications" (PDF). usagym.
  6. ↑ "2017 Junior Pan Am Finals" (PDF). usagym.
  7. ↑ "2019 Junior World Championships Result Book" (PDF). longinestiming.
  8. ↑ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Portimão 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  9. ↑ Deporte, Comisión Nacional de Cultura Física y. "Selección de gimnasia rítmica gana oro y bronce en World Challenge Cup". gob.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  10. ↑ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Pesaro 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  11. ↑ "2022 Pan American Championships Groups All-Around" (PDF). usagym.
  12. ↑ "2022 Pan American Championships Groups Finals" (PDF). usagym.
  13. ↑ "2022 Cluj-Napoca World Cup Groups All-Around" (PDF). usagym.
  14. ↑ "2022 Cluj-Napoca World Cup Groups Finals" (PDF). usagym.
  15. ↑ "2022 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). longinestiming.
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