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Spanish rhythmic gymnast

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Carmen Acedo
Personal information
Full nameCarmen Acedo Jorge
Born (1975-02-10) 10 February 1975 (age 49)
Lérida, Spain
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country represented Spain
Medal record
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  Spain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Alicante Clubs
Silver medal – second place 1992 Brussels Ball
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Athens Team
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Brussels Clubs
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Stuttgart Team
European Cup Final
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Málaga Ball
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Málaga Clubs
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Acedo and the second or maternal family name is Jorge.

Carmen Acedo Jorge (born 10 February 1975 in Lérida, Spain) is a retired individual rhythmic gymnast from Spain.

Biography

Acedo at the 1991 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

Acedo trained with Rosa Menor as a junior at club Patricia. She was first selected for the Spanish junior group in 1989. Acedo had a tough start in her first senior international competition, at the 1991 World Championships; she placed 21st in the preliminary and did not advance to the all-around finals.

In 1992, Acedo finished 10th in all-around at the European Championships.

Acedo competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where she finished off the podium in 4th place All-around behind teammate Carolina Pascual who won the silver medal. At the 1992 World Championships, Acedo finally won a pair of medals taking home a silver medal for ball and a bronze for clubs. She became the Spanish National Champion in 1993. She then went to win the clubs final at the 1993 World Championships with the Spanish Team, finishing 4th place in Team.

She is married to Spanish race walker Jesús Ángel García Bragado.

References

  1. "RG Stars". nicolemezheritsky.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carmen Acedo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.

External links

World Champions in Rhythmic Gymnastics – Clubs
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