Claudia Colom

Claudia Colom
Colom on the balance beam at the 2016 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event
Personal information
Full nameClaudia Colom Martín
Born (1998-09-26) 26 September 1998 (age 26)
Palma, Spain
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Spain
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubXelska
Head coach(es)Pedro Mir
Retired2021[1]

Claudia Colom Martín[a] (born 26 September 1998) is a retired Spanish artistic gymnast. She is the 2016 Spanish all-around champion, and she competed at the 2014, 2015, and 2017 World Championships.[2]

Career

Junior

Colom competed at the 2012 Junior European Championships, and the Spanish team finished eleventh in the qualification round.[3] She then competed at the 2013 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival with Natalia Ros and Laura Gamell, and they finished tenth as a team.[4] At the 2013 Elite Gym Massilia, she finished fifteenth in the all-around with a total score of 50.500.[5]

Senior

Colom made her senior international debut at the 2014 WOGA Classic, and she tied with Lia Top for ninth place in the all-around. She had the second-highest score on the floor exercise- 12.950.[6] She then competed at the 2014 European Championships with Roxana Popa, Cintia Rodríguez, Ana Pérez, and Laura Gamell, and they finished sixth in the team final.[7] At the 2014 World Championships, Colom and the Spanish team finished fifteenth in the qualification round.[8]

At the 2015 Anadia World Cup, Colom finished seventh on the uneven bars and the balance beam.[9] She was selected to represent Spain at the 2015 European Games alongside Ainhoa Carmona and Ana Pérez, and they finished twelfth in the team competition.[10] She then competed at the 2015 World Championships alongside Nora Fernández, Ana Pérez, Roxana Popa, Natalia Ros, and Maria Paula Vargas, and they finished seventeenth in the qualification round.[11]

Colom competed at the 2016 Olympic Test Event and placed twenty-eighth in the all-around with a total score of 53.732.[12] Spain had to choose between Colom and Ana Pérez for their one Olympic spot, and ultimately, Pérez was chosen for the Olympic Games.[13][14] She competed at the 2016 European Championships, and the Spanish team finished tenth.[15] She then won the all-around gold medal at the 2016 Spanish Championships.[16]

Colom finished second in the all-around at the 2017 Spanish Championships behind Ana Pérez.[17] She then finished seventh on the uneven bars at the 2017 Szombathely World Cup.[18] At the 2017 World Championships, she only competed on the uneven bars, but she did not qualify for the event final.[19]

Colom retired in 2021 due to injuries, and she began coaching.[1]

References

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Colom and the second or maternal family name is Martín.
  1. ^ a b Fernández, Fernando (15 January 2021). "Claudia Colom cambia de rol". Ultima Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. ^ "COLOM Claudia". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. ^ "TEAM RESULTS JUNIORS TEAM COMPETITION AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR CII & CIII" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. UEG. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  4. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (19 July 2013). "2013 European Youth Olympic Festival Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  5. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (17 November 2013). "2013 Elite Gym Massilia Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  6. ^ "WOGA Classic 2014 DR Pepper Center Meet Results" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  7. ^ "30th UEG European Women's Artistic Gymnastic Team Championships Juniors and Seniors". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  8. ^ "45th ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS in Nanning (CHN) Women's Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  9. ^ "FIG ART CIII World Challenge Cup Anadia (POR) 2015 May 21-24 Artistic Gymnastics Results Men and Women". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Gymnastics Artistic – Women's Team – Final – Results" (PDF). 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  11. ^ "46th ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, GLASGOW (GBR) Women's Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Women's Individual All-Around" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  13. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (26 April 2016). "Tripartite Nomination Finalizes Rio Qualifiers". The Gymternet. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Rio 2016. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  15. ^ "31st European Championships in Women's Artistic Gymnastics Seniors and Juniors Senior Qualifications" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  16. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (13 July 2016). "2016 Spanish Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  17. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (17 July 2017). "2017 Spanish Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  18. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (8 September 2017). "2017 Szombathely Challenge Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  19. ^ "47th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2017 Montréal (CAN) Women's Individual All-Around Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2021.