Esther Domínguez
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Esther Dominguez at the Corbeil-Essonnes tournament 17 May 1998 | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | Esther Domínguez Zurita | |||||||||||
| Born | 23 April 1981 Zaragoza, Province of Zaragoza, Spain | |||||||||||
| Height | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) (at the 2000 Olympics) | |||||||||||
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| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||
| Country represented | Spain | |||||||||||
| Club | CEGR Zaragoza | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Esther Domínguez (23 April 1981, Zaragoza, Province of Zaragoza) is a Spanish former individual rhythmic gymnast. She is a three-time Spanish senior champion and competed in the rhythmic gymnastics individual competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Career
Domínguez began rhythmic gymnastics at age 7.[1]
Junior
Domínguez was the Aragon champion from 1991 to 1993 in the infantil (children's) category, then again in 1994 in the junior category.[2] In 1993, she competed at the Spanish championships in the infantil category and won the all-around as well as rope, hoop, and ball finals. The next year, she won the Spanish all-around junior title as well as the hoop and ribbon finals.[3]
In 1995, she won all four Spanish junior apparatus finals.[3] That July, she competed at the European Junior Championships, where she was 6th in the all-around and competed in two apparatus finals.[4] She moved to Madrid to train with the national team.[1]
Senior
Domínguez was an alternate for the 1996 Summer Olympics.[5] The next year, she competed at the 1997 World Championships, where she advanced to the all-around final and placed 24th.[6]
She became the Spanish senior champion in 1998 and placed 11th in the all-around at the European Championships.[3][7] The next year, she won a second consecutive Spanish championships.[3] She placed 9th at the 1999 World Championships.[8]
She won her third Spanish title in 2000.[5] In June, the European Championships were held in her hometown of Zaragoza. Domínguez finished 13th in the all-around and qualified to all four apparatus finals.[9] In September, she competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics. There she was 11th in the qualification round and did not advance to the final of 10 competitors.[10] Afterward, she was without a coach for several months.[1]
In May 2001, Domínguez competed at the European Team Gymnastics Championships; this competition was unique in combining men's and women's artistic gymnasts with rhythmic gymnasts to form a team.[11] The Spanish team won bronze.[12]
Domínguez had a misdiagnosis for a broken rib before the 2001 European Championships in June.[1] She still competed; there was no all-around, but her best result was 8th in the hoop event.[13] In August, she competed at the 2001 World Games, which also had no all-around event. She qualified to the finals on all four apparatuses, with her best result being 5th with rope.[14]
Domínguez retired at the end of 2001,[5] and she said that she did so "more out of psychological than physical exhaustion".[1]
Post-gymnastics career
Domínguez studied journalism.[5] She teaches in multiple schools in Madrid.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Empezar de cero después de la gloria" [Starting from scratch after glory]. heraldo.es (in Spanish). 8 May 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Campeones de Aragón" [Champions of Aragon]. Federación Aragonesa de Gimnasia (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Campeones de España" [Champions of Spain]. Federación Aragonesa de Gimnasia (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "11. European Junior Championships in Prague, Czech Republic (6.-9. July 1995)". www.rsg.net. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Dominguez, Esther". Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa Online (in Spanish). 13 April 2009. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "21. World Championships in Berlin, Germany (23.-26. October 1997)". www.rsg.net. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "14. European Championships in Porto-Matosinhos, Portugal (28.-31. May 1998)". www.rsg.net. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "23rd World Championships 1999 Rhythmic Gymnastics OSAKA". www.gymmedia.de. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "2000 European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics". European Gymnastics. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Esther Domínguez Bio, Stats, and Results — Olympics". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics, 1st European Team Championships 2001, Riesa, Germany, Participants". www.gymmedia.com. 19 May 2001. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Final Bronze". www.gymmedia.com. 20 May 2001. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "2001 European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics". European Gymnastics. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Rythmic Gymnastics Individual Women Final". 6th World Games. Archived from the original on 15 April 2005. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
External links
- Esther Domínguez at Sports-Reference.com