Laura Bechdejú

Laura Bechdejú Coll (born 9 May 2000)[1] is a Spanish artistic gymnast and a member of the Spain women's national gymnastics team.[2] She represented Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

Laura Bechdejú
Full nameLaura Bechdejú Coll
Country represented Spain
Born (2000-05-09) 9 May 2000
Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubSalt Gimnàstic Club Girona
Head coach(es)Lucia Guisado

Career

A senior since 2016, Bechdejú competed at the 2018 World Championships in Doha, contributing to the Spanish team's 18th place finish.[4] She also competed at the 2019 European Championships where she placed 16th in the individual all-around final.[5] She missed the 2019 World Championships due to injury.[6]

In 2021, Bechdejú was selected to the Spanish women's artistic gymnastics team for the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Marina González, Alba Petisco and Roxana Popa.[3] The team finished 12th in qualifications and did not reach the final.[7]

Selected competitive skills

Apparatus Name Description Difficulty[lower-alpha 1] Performed
Balance Beam Front tuck mount Mount: salto forward tucked D 2017–
Floor Exercise Double layout Double salto backward stretched F 2017–
Piked-full in Double salto backward piked with full (1/1) twist E 2017–
  1. Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points

Competitive history

Junior

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2014Spanish Cup19
Spanish Championships9
Élite Gym Massilia49
2015Flanders Team Challenge625
Spanish Championships4
TopGym Tournament1361146

Senior

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2017Spanish Cup5
FIT Challenge17
Spanish Championships5
Cottbus World Cup7
20181st Spanish League
2nd Spanish League
World Championships18[lower-alpha 1]
Joaquin Blume Memorial6
20191st Spanish League55
DTB Team Challenge15
2nd Spanish League4
European Championships16
3rd Spanish League
Spanish League Finals
Spanish Championships
20202nd Spanish League4
Spanish Championships4
2021FIT Challenge513
Olympic Games12[lower-alpha 1]
  1. Qualifications.

References

  1. "Laura Bechdejú on The Gymternet". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. "EQUIPO - Gimnasia artística femenina". Spanish Gymnastics Federation (RFEG) (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  3. "Complete list of 2020 Olympic Athletes representing Spain". Spanish Olympic Committee (in Spanish). 30 June 2021.
  4. "BECHDEJU Laura - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). 9 October 2018.
  5. "2019 European Championships Women's Results". The Gymternet. 20 April 2019.
  6. "Laura Bechdejú, operada con éxito de una lesión en su ojo izquierdo". Spanish Gymnastics Federation (RFEG) (in Spanish). 29 August 2019.
  7. "Artistic Gymnastics - Women's Team Qualification Results" (PDF). Olympics.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.