Carmen Acedo

Carmen Acedo
Personal information
Full nameCarmen Acedo Jorge
Born (1975-02-10) 10 February 1975 (age 49)
Lérida, Spain
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country represented Spain
Medal record
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  Spain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Alicante Clubs
Silver medal – second place 1992 Brussels Ball
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Athens Team
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Brussels Clubs
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Stuttgart Team
European Cup Final
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Málaga Ball
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Málaga Clubs

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

Biography

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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

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  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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