Deanne Soza

Deanne Soza
Born	(2001-09-24) September 24, 2001 (age 23) Orem, Utah, United States
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	United States
College team	Utah Red Rocks
Level	Senior International Elite
Gym	Texas Dreams Gymnastics (2016-2020) Arete Gymnastics (until 2016)
Head coach(es)	Kim Zmeskal-Burdette
Assistant coach(es)	Chris Burdette
Former coach(es)	Dan Coleman (until 2016)
Music	2013-2014: He’s a Pirate from Pirates of the Caribbean
Retired	October 21, 2020
Medal record Representing the  United States

Deanne Soza (born September 24, 2001 in Orem, Utah) is a former American artistic gymnast.

Competitive History

2013

Soza competed at the 2013 Secret U.S. Classic, placing 16th all-around.[1] She advanced to Nationals, where she accumulated a two-day score of 103.050, placing 26th.[2]

2014

Deanne kicked off the 2014 season finishing third at the American Classic, held at the Karolyi's Ranch.[3]

Soza later competed at the Secret U.S. Classic, where she placed third with Norah Flatley.[4] She also took home a silver on uneven bars and a bronze on vault.

Soza was expected to compete at the 2014 P&G Championships in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

In September 2014, Deanne contracted a rare eye infection which could have blinded her. She healed fully and resumed training.[5]

2015

Soza returned to competition at the 2015 U.S. Classic on July 25. She placed fifth in the junior all-around competition with a score of 55.550, including second on balance beam with a score of 14.5 and tied for third on floor exercise (with Laurie Hernandez) with a score of 14.350.[6] These scores were sufficient for her to once again qualify to the P&G National Championships.

2016

In January 2016, FloGymnastics released an article that revealed that Soza could have died as a result of her eye infection.[7]

References

1. "USA Gymnastics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
2. "USA Gymnastics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
3. "USA Gymnastics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
4. "USA Gymnastics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
5. Arete Gymnastics (15 September 2014). "Deanne Soza". Facebook. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
6. "USA Gymnastics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
7. "Deanne Soza: Seeing Through a Life-Threatening Infection - FloGymnastics".