Sabrina Vega
| Sabrina Vega | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country represented |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 24, 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Manhattan, New York, USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (155 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamic Gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gym | Dynamic Gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Sorin Cepoi Teodora Ungureanu | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sabrina Vega (born May 24, 1995) is an American gymnast from Carmel, New York. She trained at Dynamic Gymnastics in Mohegan Lake, where she was coached by former Romanian Olympic medalist Teodora Ungureanu. She was a member of the United States national team that won gold at the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
Personal
Vega is of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent. Her father, David Vega, was a gymnast when he was younger. Her mother, Jahaira Vega, and her younger brother David played football and baseball.[citation needed]
Career
In 2009, Vega competed at the United States Junior National Championships in Dallas, Texas. She won gold on the floor exercise, bronze on balance beam, and finished fourth in the all-around.[1] She competed at the 2009 Junior Pan American Games in Aracaju, Brazil where she helped the United States team win the gold medal. She won silvers in the all-around and on uneven bars behind teammate Kyla Ross.
In her first major meet as a senior, Vega placed third in the all-around (56.85) at the 2011 CoverGirl Classic on July 23 in Chicago, IL. She captured second place on floor (14.25) and finished fourth on vault (14.6).[2]
In August, Vega placed fifth all-around at the 2011 U.S. National Championships in St. Paul, Minnesota, with a two-night score of 112.05.[3] Vega earned fourth place on floor exercise (28.9) and fifth place on beam (28.85).[4]
Vega was named to the Worlds team along with Alicia Sacramone, Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, and Jordyn Wieber. The team went on to win gold in the team final.
Vega competed at the 2012 Olympic Trials but was not named to the team.
References
- ^ http://www.sabrinavega.com/page.cfm?pageID=41
- ^ "2011 Cover Girl Classic Meet Results" (PDF) (Press release). USA Gymnastics. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ "Women – 2011 Visa Championships - Women Day 2". Factsheet. USA Gymnastics. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 22 August.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "2011 Visa Championships - Women Day 2 Beam Rankings" (PDF). Factsheet. USA Gymnastics. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.