Marina Cortelles

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Marina Cortelles
Born (2007-03-31) 31 March 2007 (age 18)
Silla, Spain
Gymnastics career
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
Country
represented
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
(2020-present)
Head coach(es) Alejandra Quereda, Ana María Pelaz
Medal record
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Event1st2nd3rd
FIG World Cup 521
Total521
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Rio de Janeiro Group All-Around
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Rio de Janeiro 5 Ribbons
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Tallinn Group All-around
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Tallinn 5 Ribbons
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Tallinn 3 Balls + 2 Hoops

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.

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Career

In December 2019, Cortelles was selected for a national control training among gymnasts born in 2006 and 2007. [2]

Junior

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]

Senior

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]

References

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  2. "Convocatoria jornada de tecnificación GR el 14 diciembre en el CAR de Madrid". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
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  5. "Convocadas dos jornadas de entrenamiento los días 12 y 13 de agosto". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  6. "Polina Berezina y Lucía González revalidan sus títulos en la máxima categoría individual". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
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  8. "Teresa Gorospe, oro en la final de pelota en el Grand Prix de Marbella". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  9. "El Club Ritmo lidera la primera fase de la Liga Iberdrola de gimnasia rítmica 2022". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
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  13. Sartori, Matias (2022-06-09). "Marina Cortelles logra la medalla de plata en los Mediterráneos Junior Comegym 2022". Federació Gimnàstica Comunitat Valenciana (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-08.
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  20. "Alba Bautista, Polina Berezina, Cristina Korniychuk y Marina Cortelles iniciarán la temporada en la Liga Italiana". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  21. "La gimnasia rítmica continúa la temporada internacional". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  22. "Oro y plata en el Torneo Internacional Estrellas de la Gimnasia". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  23. "Alba Bautista, oro en el Torneo Internacional de Ourense". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  24. "El TeamESP junior y sénior de GR participa en el Torneo Internacional de Sofia". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  25. "Convocatoria control sénior gimnasia rítmica y primeras actividades internacionales". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  26. "Dos oros y cinco finales en la Copa del Mundo de Sofia". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  27. "La delegación española suma cinco medallas en la Copa del Mundo de Portimao". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  28. "Designación Campeonato de Europa gimnasia rítmica 2025". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
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  31. "Golden sweep for Spanish Rhythmic group". International Gymnastics Federation. 2025-07-28. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  32. "World Challenge Cup". rgform.eu. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  33. "Mundial de Gimnasia Rítmica 2025: España logra dos bronces y se mantiene en la élite en conjuntos" [World Rhethmic Gymnastics Championship 2025: Spain achieves two bronze medals and remains in the elite in sets]. olympics.com (in Spanish). 24 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.