Ana María Izurieta Explained

Ana María Izurieta
Birth Date:13 January 1993
Birth Place:Guayaquil, Ecuador[1]
Level:Senior International Elite
Gym:Cantos Alcorcón- Madrid
Headcoach:Jesus Carballo

Ana María Izurieta (born 13 January 1993) is an artistic gymnast. Born in Ecuador, she represents Spain internationally.[2]

2009

At the 2009 Glasgow World Cup in Glasgow, Scotland, Izurieta tied for the gold medal on balance beam and earned the bronze on floor exercise.[3]

Izurieta placed 4th in the women's individual all-around event at the 2009 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Milan in April 2009.[4] She also tied for fourth on floor exercise.[5]

She was unable to take part in the all-around competition of the 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in London owing to injury, despite having qualified in eleventh place in the 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Women's qualification in October 2009.[6] [7]

2010

At the 35th Memorial Joaquin Blume competition in June, Izurieta won the all-around (56.25).

She also captured the all-around title at the 2010 Spanish National Championships.[8]

At October's 2010 World Championships in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Izurieta injured her left ankle during the vault competition.[9]

2011

In May 2011, Izurieta and Spanish gymnast Beatriz Cuesta tied for the all-around title at the Spanish Cup in Madrid.[10] Izurieta also placed first on balance beam (14.55/5.5) and second on uneven parallel bars (14.35/5.6).[11]

At the 2011 Spanish National Championships in Seville during July, Izurieta recaptured the all-around title, with a total score of 56.417. She placed first on bars (13.80), beam (14.55) and floor (13.90), and she placed second on vault (14.167).[12]

In an August series of meets leading up to October's 2011 World Championships, Izurieta placed second on balance beam at a Great Britain-Spain-Portugal matchup in Ipswich, England.[13] Izurieta then won the all-around (55.35) in a dual meet between Spain and France that was held in Madrid, Spain.[14]

In a September meet against Italy, Izurieta won balance beam (14.65) and placed second all-around (56.45) to 2006 world champion Vanessa Ferrari (56.60).[15] In a dual meet against the Netherlands, Izurieta won floor exercise (13.75) and placed third all-around (55.10).[16]

During the preliminary round of the 2011 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, Izurieta placed 26th all-around (54.698), which qualified her to the all-around final when several gymnasts were eliminated due to the "two per country" rule for competition finals. The skills Izurieta performed in prelims included a Gienger and a double layout dismount on bars (13.833), a side somi and a two-and-a-half dismount on beam (13.166), and a tucked full in and a triple twist on floor (13.266).[17]

In the women's all-around final, Izurieta placed 22nd (53.731). She scored 13.966 on vault, 13.466 on bars, 12.933 on beam and 13.366 on floor.[18] Izurieta's floor exercise included a tucked full in, a triple twist, a 1 1/2 to double twist and a 2 1/2 twist.[19]

Notes and References

  1. News: España tiene una gimnasta. El País . 4 April 2009 .
  2. "Ana María Izurieta,de Guayaquil, Ecuador, Gimnasta," Revista Raiz Ecuador, 14 November 2009.
  3. Web site: Ana María Izurieta consigue dos medallas en Glasgow ("Ana María Izurieta Grabs Two Medals in Glasgow") . Article . gimnastas.net . 17 May 2009 . 29 August 2011.
  4. News: Ana Mª Izurieta (4ª) roza el bronce en Milán" ("Ana María Izurieta (4th) touches the bronze in Milan"). 22 May 2010. Mundo Deportivo. 5 April 2009. Spanish.
  5. Web site: 3rd Individual European Championships Artistic Gymnastics Women . Results . Gymnastics Results com . 29 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090531072216/http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2009/ita/euro2009wag.html#fx . 31 May 2009 . dead . dmy-all .
  6. News: Izurieta se mete en la final del Mundial de gimnasia artística ("Izurieta gets into the world gymnastics final"). 22 May 2010. MARCA. 15 October 2009. Spanish.
  7. News: La española Izurieta se perdió la final del Mundial por lesión ("The Spaniard Izurieta missed the World Cup final because of injury") . 22 May 2010. MARCA. 16 October 2009. Spanish.
  8. Web site: Ana María Izurieta candidata a revalidar título nacional en Sevilla ("Ana María Izurieta Is Candidate to Retake National Title in Seville") . Article . MARCA.com . 5 May 2011 . 29 August 2011 . Spanish.
  9. "2010 WC Teams : Ana María Izurieta (ESP) Vault," YouTube.com, 19 October 2010, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEnzbH3YZ4I, 18 September 2011.
  10. News: Izurieta, Cuesta Tie for Spanish Cup Title. 31 May 2011. internationalgymnast.com. 8 June 2011.
  11. News: Izurieta, Cuesta tie for Spanish Cup title. 9 June 2011. The All Around. 30 May 2011.
  12. Web site: Ana Izurieta Campeona Nacional en Sevilla ("Ana Izurieta National Champion in Seville") . Article . gimnasialatina.com . 10 July 2011 . 29 August 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111006002654/http://gimnasialatina.com/?p=2030 . 6 October 2011 .
  13. Web site: Turner . Amanda . Spain Reigns in Ipswich . Article . International Gymnast . 21 August 2011 . 29 August 2011.
  14. Web site: Spanish Top French Women in Madrid . Article . International Gymnast . 28 August 2011 . 29 August 2011.
  15. Web site: Turner . Amanda . Spanish Women Top Italians, Ferrari First . Article . International Gymnast . 4 September 2011 . 4 September 2011.
  16. Amanda Turner, "Dutch Women Top Spain, Belgium at Home," article, InternationalGymnast.com, 17 September 2011, http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2759:dutch-women-top-spain-belgium-at-home&catid=3:interviews&Itemid=168, 18 September 2011.
  17. "International Gymnast Magazine," Quick Hits, 8 October 2011, International Gymnast, https://www.facebook.com/pages/International-Gymnast-Magazine/94617143137, accessed 8 October 2011
  18. "Competition Schedule and Results," Results, USA Gymnastics, 13 October 2011, http://usagym.org/pages/events/worlds/results.html, accessed 13 October 2011.
  19. "International Gymnast Magazine," Quick Hits, Facebook.com, 13 October 2011, https://www.facebook.com/pages/International-Gymnast-Magazine/94617143137, accessed 13 October 2011

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