Sol Martínez Fainberg (born 13 November 2002, Oviedo) is a retired Spanish-Argentinian rhythmic gymnast. She is a three-time Pan American Gymnastics Championships medalist and the first Argentine gymnast to win a medal at the World Challenge Cup. She announced her retirement on 24 March 2023.[1]
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| Country represented |  Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 November 2002 Oviedo, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2015–2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Team Ritmo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Ruth Fernández Menéndez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editMartínez began competing in rhythmic gymnastics at age 7 and, while she was born in, lives in, and competed locally for Spain, she represented Argentina at the international level from 2015 until her 2023 retirement.[2] She competed in the 2017 Pan American Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States and finished 7th in the all-around final, 10th with hoop, 8th with ball, 6th with clubs, and 7th with ribbon.[3]
She debuted in the senior category in 2018 at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix in Moscow but did not advance to the finals. She competed in but did not place at the Pan American Championship in Lima, Peru in 2018[4] or at the World Challenge Cup in Pesaro, Italy and Guadalajara, Spain in 2018 or 2019.[5][6][7]
In 2021, she competed in the World Cup in Sofia, Bulgaria, part of the qualifying rounds for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[8] She placed 4th in the team competition and as all-around, and won silver with clubs and bronze with ribbon. Martínez started 2022 by competing at the World Cup in Sofia and then Baku, garnering average scores at both events.[9][10] Still, she became the first Argentinian gymnast to earn a medal in the World Cup circuit when she won bronze with hoop.[11] At the 2022 South American Games, she earned silver in clubs and two bronzes in hoop and ball.[12][13]
Routine music information
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| Year | Apparatus | Music title and artist | Ref |
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| 2018 | Hoop | "Love Remembered" by Wojciech Kilar | |
| Ball | "Dangerous" by David Garrett, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and Franck van der Heijden | ||
| Clubs | "Весёлая кадриль" by Anna Litvinenko | ||
| Ribbon | "Мегаполис" by Bel Suono | ||
| 2019 | Hoop | "Love Remembered" by Wojciech Kilar | |
| Ball | "Happiness Does Not Wait" by Ólafur Arnalds | ||
| Clubs | "Yo Soy Maria" by Milva and Astor Piazzolla | ||
| Ribbon | "It's Raining Men" by Geri Halliwell | ||
| 2020 | Hoop | "Fringe Theme" by David Wilde | |
| Ball | "Happiness Does Not Wait" by Ólafur Arnalds | ||
| Clubs | "Yo Soy Maria" by Milva and Astor Piazzolla | ||
| Ribbon | "It's Raining Men" by Geri Halliwell | ||
| 2021 | Hoop | "Fringe Theme" by David Wilde | |
| Ball | "Happiness Does Not Wait" by Ólafur Arnalds | ||
| Clubs | "Yo Soy Maria" by Milva and Astor Piazzolla | ||
| Ribbon | "It's Raining Men" by Geri Halliwell | ||
| 2022 | Hoop | "A Taste of Elegance" by Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen and Gabriel Saban | |
| Ball | "La Terre Vue Du Ciel" by Armand Amar | ||
| Clubs | "Alegrias" by Luis Moneo, Antonio Jero, and Santiago Moreno | ||
| Ribbon | "Carnavalera by Havana Delirio | ||
| 2023 | Hoop | "A Taste of Elegance" by Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen and Gabriel Saban | |
| Ball | "With Or Without You" by U2 | ||
| Clubs | "Alegrias" by Luis Moneo, Antonio Jero, and Santiago Moreno | ||
| Ribbon | "Carnavalera" by Havana Delirio |
References
edit- ^ "Sol Martínez Fainberg: "Hoy es el día que pongo fin a mi carrera deportiva"" [Sol Martínez Fainberg: "Today is the day I put an end to my sports career"] (in Spanish). AA Deporte. 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ^ Borri, María (2019-08-02). "Sol Martínez, la española que decidió representar a Argentina" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ^ "MARTINEZ FAINBERG Sol - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
- ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Guadalajara 2018 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Pesaro 2018 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Pesaro 2019 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Guadalajara 2019 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ "World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Sofia Gymnastics 2021 - Results Women". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Baku 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Baku 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ Comunicaciones, Compañia Chilena de. "Sol Martínez hizo historia para la gimnasia rítmica de Latinoamérica". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-30.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (2022-10-12). "Brazil claim two gold medals in judo at South American Games". Inside the Games. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ^ "La hispanoargentina Sol Martínez suma preseas" (in Spanish). The LA News. 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2023-04-05.