Marina Cortelles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Silla, Spain | 31 March 2007||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | ![]() (2020-present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Alejandra Quereda, Ana María Pelaz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Marina Cortelles (born 31 March 2007) is a Spanish rhythmic gymnast. [1] She is the 2025 World group all-around bronze medalist and the 2025 European group all-around champion.
In December 2019, Cortelles was selected for a national control training among gymnasts born in 2006 and 2007. [2]
In the first months of 2021, she was included into the rooster of the Spanish junior group. [3] [4] [5] In 2021, she took silver at the Spanish Championships among juniors. [6]
The following year she was confirmed into the national team, as an individual. [7] In March she won gold with hoop in the junior international tournament Andalucía Cup. [8] Later she won gold with hoop and ribbon, as well as with her club, in the first round of the second division of the Spanish club championship. [9] At the Spanish school championships she won gold in teams and with hoop. [10] In May she was selected for the COMEGYM in Mersin, winning silver with ribbon and bronze with hoop. [11] [12] [13] In June she took part in the European Championships in Tel Aviv, being 6th in the junior ribbon final. [14] [15] [16] She then took bronze at nationals. [17] At the San Marino international tournament she took silver in the junior category behind Liliana Lewinska. [18] In November she won gold with hoop and with ribbon at the last round of the club championships. [19]
She became a senior in 2023, debuting in the Italian club championship with Ginnastica Tarranuova. [20] She then competed in an international tournament in Ourense. [21] In December she won gold with hoop, silver with ribbon and in the All-Around at a tournament in Oviedo. [22] In 2024 Marina was 8th at the Ourense international tournament. [23] In April she was 33rd at the Sofia International Tournament. [24]
In 2025, she was included in the Spanish senior group, [25] making her debut at the World Cup in Sofia where Spain won gold overall and with 3 balls and 2 hoops. [26] In May they won silver in the All-Around and with 5 hoops, as well as bronze in the mixed event, at the stage in Portimão. [27] Selected for the European Championships in Tallinn, she helped the group win gold in the All-Around for the first time in 33 years, winning gold in the two event finals too. [28] [29] [30] In July, group won gold medals in all-around and both apparatus finals at the World Challenge Cup in Cluj-Napoca. [31] [32] In August, the group competed at the 2025 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, winning bronze medals in group all-around and 5 ribbons. They took 4th place in 3 balls + 2 hoops final and finished 8th in team competition together with Alba Bautista and Lucia González. [33]