Nora Fernández Iniesta[a] (born 19 October 1999) is a retired Spanish artistic gymnast. She was a member of the Spanish team that won the bronze medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games, and she competed at the 2015 and 2017 World Championships.[1]

Nora Fernández
Full nameNora Fernández Iniesta
Country represented Spain
Born (1999-10-19) 19 October 1999 (age 25)
Girona, Catalonia, Spain
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubSalt Gymnastic Club
Head coach(es)Lucia Guisado
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Spain
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tarragona Team

Career

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Fernández competed at the 2015 European Championships, but she did not qualify for any event finals.[2] At the Spanish Championships, she won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Ana Pérez and Maria Paula Vargas.[3] She was then selected to compete at the World Championships with Pérez, Paula Vargas, Claudia Colom, Roxana Popa, and Natalia Ros, and they finished seventeenth in the qualification round.[4]

At the 2016 Cottbus World Challenge Cup, Fernández finished fifth on the uneven bars and sixth on the balance beam.[5] Then at the Spanish Cup, she finished third in the all-around behind Ana Pérez and Claudia Colom.[6] She competed at the 2016 European Championships, and the Spanish team finished tenth.[7] She then finished fourth in the all-around at the 2016 Spanish Championships.[8]

Fernández won the gold medal in the all-around at the 2017 Spanish Cup.[9] She then competed at the 2017 European Championships, but she did not qualify for any finals.[10] She competed at the World Championships on the balance beam and floor exercise, but she did not qualify for either event final.[11] At the Cottbus World Cup, she finished sixth on the uneven bars.[12]

Fernández competed at the 2018 Mediterranean Games with Paula Raya, Helena Bonilla, Ana Pérez, and Cintia Rodriguez, and they won the team bronze medal behind Italy and France.[13]

References

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Iniesta.
  1. ^ "FERNANDEZ Nora". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  2. ^ "6th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Women's Qualifications" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  3. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (11 July 2015). "2015 Spanish Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  4. ^ "46th ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, GLASGOW (GBR) Women's Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  5. ^ "40th Turnier der Meister World Challenge Cup 2016 Cottbus (GER) 2016 March 31 - April 4". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  6. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (14 May 2016). "2016 Spanish Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  7. ^ "31st European Championships in Women's Artistic Gymnastics Seniors and Juniors Senior Qualifications" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  8. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (13 July 2016). "2016 Spanish Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  9. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (3 April 2017). "2017 Spanish Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  10. ^ "7th Petrom European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. UEG. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  11. ^ "47th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2017 Montréal (CAN) Women's Individual All-Around Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Apparatus final women RESULTS Uneven Bars" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  13. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (30 June 2018). "2018 Mediterranean Games Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
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