Elena López
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| Full name | Elena López Benaches | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 October 1994 Valencia, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2011- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Elena López Benaches (born 4 October 1994 in Valencia) is a Spanish group rhythmic gymnast.
Career
[edit]She represents her nation at international competitions. She participated at the 2012 Summer Olympics and ended on 4th place in Group All-Around.[1] She also competed at world championships, including at the 2015 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships where she won the bronze medal in the all-around event.[2]
López competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where she was member of the Spanish group (together with Sandra Aguilar, Artemi Gavezou, Lourdes Mohedano, Alejandra Quereda) that won silver medal in group-all around.[3]
Detailed Olympic results
[edit]| Year | Competition Description | Location | Music | Apparatus | Rank | Score-Final | Rank | Score-Qualifying |
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| 2016 | Olympics | Rio de Janeiro | All-around | 2nd | 35.766 | 1st | 35.749 | |
| Vida Carnaval, Bahiana/Batucada, Sambuka by Carlinhos Brown, Inner Sense & Richard Sliwa, Artem Uzunov | 5 Ribbons | 1st | 17.800 | 1st | 17.783 | |||
| Cementerio Judío, Soleá, La Aurora de Nueva York by Compañía Rafael Amargo, Montse Cortés | 6 Clubs / 2 Hoops | 5th | 17.966 | 2nd | 17.966 |
| Year | Competition Description | Location | Music | Apparatus | Rank | Score-Final | Rank | Score-Qualifying |
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| 2012 | Olympics | London | All-around | 4th | 54.950 | 5th | 54.550 | |
| Red Violin Remix (Aranjuez) by Ikuko Kawai | 5 Balls | 5th | 27.400 | 5th | 27.150 | |||
| Malagueña by Stanley Black And His Orchestra, Placido Domingo | 3 Ribbons / 2 Hoops | 3rd | 27.550 | 3rd | 27.400 |
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elena López". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ "2015 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships athletes - Elena Lopez" (PDF). Longines Official Results Provider. 6 September 2015. p. 4. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ Sarkar, Pritha (21 August 2016). "Rhythmic gymnastics: Russia wins fifth successive team gold". Reuters. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
External links
[edit]https://gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=
- Elena LOPEZ at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Elena López at Olympics.com
- Elena López at Olympedia
- BBC
- Getty images
- YouTube
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