Gretel Mendoza
| Gretel Mendoza | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gretel Adelaida Mendoza Ramírez |
| Born | 14 April 2000 |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
| Country represented | Cuba (2017–) |
Medal record | |
Gretel Adelaida Mendoza Ramírez (born 14 April 2000) is a Cuban rhythmic gymnast. She earned the bronze medal with ribbon at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Early life
Mendoza was born 14 April 2000 in Yara, Cuba.[1][2] She has a younger brother. Mendoza began gymnastics when she was five.[1]
Career
In 2015, she won four medals at the Cuban senior national championships and five at the junior level, four of which were gold.[3] In 2017, she won all five possible gold medals at the Cuban national championships.[1]
Mendoza competed at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games.[2] She also competed at the 2018 Pan American Championships, where she was 14th in the all-around.[4] The next year, she competed at the 2019 Pan American Games and placed 13th.[5]
In 2022, she placed 18th at the 2022 Pan American Championships.[6]
In 2023, Mendoza spent time training in Russia and competed as a guest at the Russian national championships.[7] Training there gave her the opportunity to compete at the World Cup stages in Tashkent (where she placed 30th in the all-around) and Baku (where she placed 41st).[8][9][10] She returned to compete at the Pan American Championships in June, where she placed 9th,[11] and the Central American and Caribbean Games in July, where she won the bronze medal in the ribbon final and was sixth in the all-around.[8][12] In August, she competed at the CIS Games, where she placed 11th.[13] In November, she competed at the Pan American Games, where she was the only Cuban rhythmic gymnast competing. She finished in 16th place in the all-around qualifications and did not advance to the final.[14]
References
- ^ a b c García Ríos, Julieta (18 May 2017). "La libertad de Gretel (+Video y fotos)" [Gretel's Freedom]. Juventud REvelde (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). Barranquilla 2018. 27 July 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2018.
- ^ "Aquí el relevo" [Here's the relay]. JIT (in Spanish). 7 December 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ "Results for 2018 Senior Pan American Championships Lima (PER)". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ "Lima 2019 Results Book" (PDF). Pan American Sports. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ "Individual exercises - All-around" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ Ríos López, Eyleen (1 March 2023). "Gimnastas cubanas se probaron en la cima del mundo" [Cuban gymnasts tested at the top of the world]. JIT (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ a b Medero Guerrero, Maikel (23 July 2023). "Los sueños interminables de Gretel Mendoza" [Gretel Mendoza's Endless Dreams]. La Demajagua (in European Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ Ríos López, Eyleen (15 April 2023). "Gretel Mendoza mejora en Copa Mundial de Gimnasia de Taskent" [Gretel Mendoza improves at the Tashkent World Gymnastics Cup]. JIT (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ "Results for FIG World Cup AGF Trophy 2023 Baku (AZE)". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ "Individual - All-around" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ Ríos López, Eyleen (7 October 2023). "Gretel Mendoza será Cuba en la gimnasia rítmica" [Gretel Mendoza will be Cuba's rhythmic gymnastics champion]. Santiago 2023 (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ Ríos López, Eyleen (5 August 2023). "Gretel destaca en gimnasia de los Juegos de la CEI" [Gretel stands out in gymnastics at the CIS Games]. JIT (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ Ríos, Eyleen (3 November 2023). "Gimnasta Gretel Mendoza sin acceso a finales" [Gymnast Gretel Mendoza fails to reach finals]. JIT (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2025.