Nora Fernández

Nora Fernández
Full nameNora Fernández Iniesta
Born (1999-10-19) 19 October 1999 (age 25)
Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Spain
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubSalt Gymnastic Club
Head coach(es)Lucia Guisado
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Spain
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tarragona Team

Nora Fernández Iniesta[a] (born 19 October 1999) is a retired Spanish artistic gymnast. She was a member of the Spanish team that won the bronze medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games, and she competed at the 2015 and 2017 World Championships.[1]

Career

Fernández competed at the 2015 European Championships, but she did not qualify for any event finals.[2] At the Spanish Championships, she won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Ana Pérez and Maria Paula Vargas.[3] She was then selected to compete at the World Championships with Pérez, Paula Vargas, Claudia Colom, Roxana Popa, and Natalia Ros, and they finished seventeenth in the qualification round.[4]

At the 2016 Cottbus World Challenge Cup, Fernández finished fifth on the uneven bars and sixth on the balance beam.[5] Then at the Spanish Cup, she finished third in the all-around behind Ana Pérez and Claudia Colom.[6] She competed at the 2016 European Championships, and the Spanish team finished tenth.[7] She then finished fourth in the all-around at the 2016 Spanish Championships.[8]

Fernández won the gold medal in the all-around at the 2017 Spanish Cup.[9] She then competed at the 2017 European Championships, but she did not qualify for any finals.[10] She competed at the World Championships on the balance beam and floor exercise, but she did not qualify for either event final.[11] At the Cottbus World Cup, she finished sixth on the uneven bars.[12]

Fernández competed at the 2018 Mediterranean Games with Paula Raya, Helena Bonilla, Ana Pérez, and Cintia Rodriguez, and they won the team bronze medal behind Italy and France.[13]

References

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Iniesta.
  1. ^ "FERNANDEZ Nora". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  2. ^ "6th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Women's Qualifications" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  3. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (11 July 2015). "2015 Spanish Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  4. ^ "46th ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, GLASGOW (GBR) Women's Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  5. ^ "40th Turnier der Meister World Challenge Cup 2016 Cottbus (GER) 2016 March 31 - April 4". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  6. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (14 May 2016). "2016 Spanish Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  7. ^ "31st European Championships in Women's Artistic Gymnastics Seniors and Juniors Senior Qualifications" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  8. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (13 July 2016). "2016 Spanish Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  9. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (3 April 2017). "2017 Spanish Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  10. ^ "7th Petrom European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. UEG. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  11. ^ "47th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2017 Montréal (CAN) Women's Individual All-Around Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Apparatus final women RESULTS Uneven Bars" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  13. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (30 June 2018). "2018 Mediterranean Games Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 25 May 2021.