- This person has a Spanish last name; here Gomez is the surname of the father, Server is the surname of the mother.
Elena Gomez ( Spanish: Elena Gómez Servera , Elena Gomez ; born November 14, 1985) - Spanish gymnast ( gymnastics ).
| Elena Gomez | |
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| personal information | |
| Citizenship |  Spain |
| Floor | female |
| Full name | Elena Gómez Servera |
| Original name | Elena Gómez |
| Club | Olympic COR |
| Date of Birth | November 14, 1985 (33 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Manacor (municipality) |
| Awards and medals | |
World Champion 2002, bronze medalist of the World Cup 2003 and silver medalist of the European Championship 2004 (all in floor exercises).
Then, at the 2002 World Cup on the carpet, she was the only one to perform a rotation of 720 degrees (a rotation of 4 turns around the vertical axis, known as “Gomez”). And then she also became the first Spanish gymnast in history - the world champion [1] .
Represented Spain at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, taking 8th place in the absolute championship [2] .
In 2006, at age 20, she announced that she was leaving the sport [3] .
It is considered the best Spanish gymnast of all time (in the history of gymnastics) [3] .
Notes
- ↑ Russians lick wounds after nightmare gym worlds . sportsillustrated.cnn.com (November 25, 2002). Date of treatment February 20, 2015. Archived November 4, 2012.
- ↑ Staff Elena Gómez Biography and Olympic Results . sports-reference.com (2011). Date of treatment March 28, 2011.
- ↑ 1 2 Spain's best ever gymnast forced to retire unopened (link not available) . ThinkSpain (January 12, 2006). Date of treatment February 20, 2015. Archived July 23, 2011.
Links
- Elena Gomez - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com