Carmen_Acedo

Carmen Acedo

Carmen Acedo

Spanish rhythmic gymnast


Carmen Acedo Jorge (born 10 February 1975 in Lérida, Spain) is a retired individual rhythmic gymnast from Spain.[1]

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Biography

Acedo at the 1991 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

Acedo trained with Rosa Menor as a junior at club Patricia.[citation needed] She was first selected for the Spanish junior group in 1989.[citation needed] Acedo had a tough start in her first senior international competition, at the 1991 World Championships; she placed 21st in the preliminary and did not advance to the all-around finals.[citation needed]

In 1992, Acedo finished 10th in all-around at the European Championships.[citation needed]

Acedo competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where she finished off the podium in 4th place All-around behind teammate Carolina Pascual who won the silver medal.[2] At the 1992 World Championships, Acedo finally won a pair of medals taking home a silver medal for ball and a bronze for clubs.[citation needed] She became the Spanish National Champion in 1993[citation needed]. She then went to win the clubs final at the 1993 World Championships with the Spanish Team, finishing 4th place in Team.[citation needed]

She is married to Spanish race walker Jesús Ángel García Bragado.[citation needed]


References

  1. "RG Stars". nicolemezheritsky.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carmen Acedo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.

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