Cynthia Valdez

Cynthia Valdez
— Gymnast —
Full name Cynthia Yazmín Valdez Pérez
Country represented  Mexico
Former countries represented México
Born (1987-12-11) December 11, 1987
Guadalajara
Hometown Guadalajara
Residence Guadalajara
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight 54 kg (119 lb; 8.5 st)[1]
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
Club CODE JALISCO
Medal record
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara Clubs
2011 Guadalajara Hoop
2007 Rio de Janeiro All-Around
2011 Guadalajara All-Around
2011 Guadalajara Ball
2011 Guadalajara Ribbon
2003 Santo Domingo Ribbon
2007 Rio de Janeiro Clubs
2007 Rio de Janeiro Rope
2007 Rio de Janeiro Ribbon
Central American and Caribbean Games
2006 Cartagena All-Around
2006 Cartagena Team
2006 Cartagena Rope
2006 Cartagena Clubs
2006 Cartagena Ball
2006 Cartagena Ribbon
2014 Veracruz All-Around
2014 Veracruz Clubs
2014 Veracruz Ribbon
2014 Veracruz Ball
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Valdez and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.

Cynthia Yazmín Valdez Pérez[2] (born December 11, 1987)[1] is an individual Mexican rhythmic gymnast born in Guadalajara[3] who has won 10 Pan American Games medals—two gold, four silver and four bronze medals.

Career

She won a bronze medal in the 2003 Pan American Games, held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in the ribbon modality.[4]

Cynthia Valdez won four medals in the 2007 Pan American Games held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a silver medal in the all-around modality, and three bronze medals, in the clubs, rope and ribbon modalities.[2]

She won five medals in the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico,[3] which were two gold medals and three silver medals. Cynthia Valdez won the gold medals in the hoop[5][6] and in the club modalities,[7][8] while she won the silver medals in the all-around, in the ball,[5][6] and in the ribbon modalities.[9] Cynthia Valdez was the only rhythmic gymnast to win a medal in each one of the individual competitions in the 2011 Pan American Games.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "El Perfil - Cynthia Valdez" (in Spanish). El Universal. February 2, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Official Results Rio 2007 - Rhythmic Gymnastics Section" (PDF). Brazilian Olympic Committee. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Valdez Cynthia Yazmin". XVI Juegos Panamericanos Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Results". CBC. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  5. 1 2 "Oro y plata para Cynthia Valdez" (in Spanish). El Universal. October 17, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  6. 1 2 "Cynthia Valdez, la mexicana con más medallas en los Panamericanos 2011" (in Spanish). CNN México. October 18, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Cynthia Valdez logra su segunda medalla de oro" (in Spanish). El Universal. October 18, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Individual Competition Clubs Final". XVI Juegos Panamericanos Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Individual Competition Ribbon Final". XVI Juegos Panamericanos Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Panam: Mexicana Valdez consigue su 2do oro en gimnasia rítmica" (in Spanish). Yahoo! Deportes. October 18, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.

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