Patricia Pérez | |
Birth Date: | 2004 8, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Valencia, Spain |
Discipline: | Rhythmic Gymnastics |
Level: | International Elite |
Natlteam: | 2021- |
Club: | CEG Almussafes |
Headcoach: | Alejandra Quereda |
Assistcoach: | Ana María Pelaz |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Patricia Pérez (born 8 August 2004) is a Spanish rhythmic gymnast.[1] She's the bronze All-Around and 5 hoops medalist at the 2022 World Championships.
She took up the sport at age five, her parents saw a poster advertising the sport in Sueca and asked her whether she would want to attend, she said yes.[2] In October 2020 she underwent surgery on the meniscus in her left knee, her recovery took about six weeks.[3] She trains twice a day at the High Performance Centre (CAR) in Madrid.
Pérez was part of the Spanish junior group that competed at both the 2019 European[4] and World Championships,[5] finishing 7th in Baku and 5th in Moscow.[6] [7] [8]
In 2021 Pérez participated in the World Championships along Inés Bergues, Ana Gayán, Valeria Márquez, Uma Mendez and Mireia Martínez, finishing 12th in the All-Around and 5th in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs' final.[9] [10] [11]
The group debuted in 2022 at the World Cup in Sofia, they were 5th in the All-Around and 5 hoops and 6th with 3 ribbons + 2 balls.[12] In Baku they were 12th in the All-Around and therefore didn't qualify for event finals.[13] A month later in Pamplona they won bronze in the All-Around and silver with 5 hoops.[14] In Portimão they won 3 silver medals.[15] They won All-Around bronze and 5 hoops and silver with 3 ribbons + 2 balls in Cluj-Napoca.[16] Patricia took part, with Ana Arnau, Inés Bergua, Valeria Márquez, Mireia Martínez and Salma Solaun in the 2022 European Championships in Tel Aviv, winning silver in the 3 ribbons + 2 balls final, and the World Championships in Sofia where the Spanish group won three bronze medals: All-Around (earning them a spot for the 2024 Olympics), 5 hoops, and team.[17]