Gemma Mengual
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gemma Mengual Civil |
| Nationality |  Spain |
| Born | 12 April 1977 Barcelona, Spain |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Synchronised swimming |
| Club | CN Sabadell[1] |
Medal record | |
| Updated on 14 December 2014 | |
Gemma Mengual Civil (born 12 April 1977 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) is a Spanish synchronised swimmer. She has competed at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.[2] On 15 February 2012 she announced her retirement.[3] After retiring she became involved with coaching the national synchronised swimming team. However in June 2015 Mengual announced that she would return to competition with the aim of competing at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, in the mixed duet with Pau Ribas, whom she had previously coached.[1][4] Although she had previously indicated that she would not compete beyond the World Championships,[5] in September of that year she confirmed via social media that she would compete in the duet in the 2016 Summer Olympics with Ona Carbonell.[6]
During the 2020 Olympic Games (celebrated in 2021 due to COVID) she collaborated in the broadcast for the swimming-pool and floor events giving technical insight and expert opinion on the Olympian sport women.
Medals
[edit]- 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Bronze at Solo and Duet
- 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Bronze at Solo and Team; Silver at Duet
- 2006 European Aquatics Championships – Silver at Solo and Duet Free Routine
- Synchronized Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Silver at the Solo Technical Routine and bronze at the Solo Free Routine
- 2008 European Aquatics Championships – Golds in all events.
- 2008 Summer Olympics – Silver in Duet and Team.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Alvarez, Robert (22 June 2015). "Vuelve Gemma Mengual" [Gemma Mengual Returns]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ "Gemma Mengual Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ marca.com
- ^ Torres, Diego (28 June 2015). "Gemma Mengual vuelve a ejercer de pionera de la natación sincronizada" [Gemma Mengual again pioneering practice of synchronized swimming]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ Trillo, Marta (26 June 2015). "El reestreno prometedor de Mengual" [The promising revival of Mengual]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ "Gemma Mengual competirá en los Juegos de Río" [Gemma Mengual will compete at the Games in Rio]. El País (in Spanish). 8 September 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
External links
[edit]- Golden Heart Award 2003 granted by Spanish Heart Foundation
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
- Spanish synchronized swimmers
- Synchronized swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Synchronized swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Synchronized swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Synchronized swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic synchronized swimmers for Spain
- Olympic silver medalists for Spain
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Swimmers from Barcelona
- Olympic medalists in synchronized swimming
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming
- Synchronized swimmers at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships
- Synchronized swimmers at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships
- Synchronized swimmers at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships
- Synchronized swimmers at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships
- Synchronized swimmers at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships