| Vanessa Galindo | |
| Full Name: | Vanessa Galindo Saavedra |
| Birth Date: | 2002 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Discipline: | Rhythmic gymnastics |
| Level: | International Elite |
| Natlteam: | 2017– |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
| Weight: | 50kg (110lb) |
| Headcoach: | Marta Pardo / Mariangel Balza |
Vanessa Galindo (born 17 March 2002) is a Colombian rhythmic gymnast.[1] She's a multiple South American Championships medalist.
Vanessa debuted at the 2017 Pan American Championships in Daytona Beach where she ended 7th in teams and 14th in the All-Around.[2] [3]
In 2018, at the World Cup in Portimão she was 24th in the All-Around, 26th with hoop,19th with ball, 24th with clubs and 23rd with ribbon.[4] In the summer she took part in the Central American and Caribbean Games.[5] In September, she was selected for the 2018 Pan American Championship; she was 5th in teams and 17th in the All-Around.[6] [7] In October, she won silver in teams and bronze with hoop at the South American Championships.[8]
She competed at the 2019 World Cup in Guadalajara, finishing 33rd in the All-Around, 31st with hoop, 27th with ball, 35th with clubs and 35th with ribbon.[9] Then she took part in the South American Championships where she won bronze in the hoop final.[10] She was selected for her maiden World Championships, finishing 34th in teams, 80th in the All-Around, 75th with hoop, 101th with ball, 79th with ribbon.[11]
After the 2020 season was cut short because of the COVID-19 pandemic, she returned to competition at the 2021 World Cup in Minsk, ending 19th in the All-Around, 19th with hoop, 18th with ball, 18th with clubs and 18th with ribbon.[12] In June she competed at the Pan American Championships being 5th in teams, 14th in the All-Around, 12th with hoop, 15th with ball, 16th with clubs and 7th with ribbon.[13] Then at the 2021 South American Championships she won bronze in teams along Lina Dussan, Nathalia Hurtado and Oriana Viñas.[14]
In 2022 she performed at the World Cup in Portimão ending 23rd in the All-Around, 22nd with hoop, 24th with ball, 27th with clubs and 27th with ribbon.[15] At the Bolivarian Games in Valledupar she won gold with ball and clubs, silver in the All-Around, with hoop and bronze with ribbon.[16] [17] [18] [19] [20] During the South American Championships she, again won bronze in teams with Nathalia Hurtado and Oriana Viñas.[21]
In 2023 she won team silver at the Central American and Caribbean Games.[22] In October she competed at the South American Championships where she won bronze in teams alongside Lina Dussan and Oriana Viñas.[23]