NEWS

Spanish

2001 / 2002

-Rafael Martínez is the new spanish senior champion. The championship has celebrated in El Vedat palace from Torrent (Valencia), on december 6 and 7 without Jesús Carballo, Gervasio Deffer, Victor Cano and Andreu Vivo, whom were injuried. Isaac Botella has won in vault and floor finals, Oriol Combarros in pommel horse, Andres del Valle in rings, Manuel Carballo in parallels bars and Alex Barrenechea in high bar.

Oriol Combarro's photo, from  Las Provincias newspaper:

In junior has won Ivan San Miguel from GC Covadonga club and he has also won in four events finals (floor, pommel horse, rings and vault) and he has been second in paralellas bars. In youthful has won Cristian Guillem from Torrent who has won in all events finals except floor.

Guillem photo from Las Provincias newspaper:

-Elena Gómez has been 5ª in balance beam and 3ª in floor finals. Photos from World Championship oficial page:

-Elena Gómez and Patricia Moreno have been 5ª and 22ª in individual final which it's has been won for 3ª times by russian. Khorkina. Elena and Patricia photos from World Championship oficial page:

-Victor Cano and Rafael Martínez have been 16º and 19º in individual final. The winner has been the american Paul Hamm.

-Women spanish team has been 5º in team final. Results:

-Results in official page: http://www.worldchampgym2003.com/results/

-Women spanish team has been 6º, because of that all the team will go to olimpics games. Also the team will compete at team final. Elena Gómez (first AA) and Patricia Moreno will compete in individual final, and Elena Gómez in balance beam and floor finals. Photos from AP and Reuters agencies divulged by Yahoo  (Elena Gómez, Sara Moro and Patricia Moreno).

-Men spanish team has been 10º and will compete with all the team at olimpics games. Rafael Martínez and Victor Cano will compete in individual finals. Photos from  Mundo Deportivo newspaper (Victor Cano, Jeús Carballo, Rafael Martínez and Andreu Vivo):

-Today August 15 (August 16 in Spain) start World Championships. In next page I have write some preliminary information (only in spanish):

-Gervasio Deferr won't go to world championship because a back injury. He'll be replace by Manuel Carballo.

-Melodie Pulgarín has been the only spanish gymnast to compete at the 7th European Youth Olimpics Games (July 29-August 1, Paris). In individual competition she was the eleventh because of two falls of beam. In events finals she won silver medal in floor. Congratulation Melodie!. All results are in web page from french federation: 

http://www.ffgym.com/res_gaf/03_foje/sommaire.html

-Gervasio Deferr has been excluded fo International Federation for three months since October 19, 2002, when he tested positive for Cannabis. For that he has been stripped for the silver medal he obtained in floor final at Debrecen World..

-Results from meeting at Dresden (Germany), celebrated july, 25 and 26. In team competition Spain was second in women and third in men, while in individual Elena Gómez and Rafael Martínez won the competition :

-Spanish teams for worlds at Anaheim, United States (August,16-24):

    Men: Alex Barrenechea, Victor Cano, Jesús Carballo, Gervi Deferr, Rafael Martinez and Andreu Vivo. Alternative: Oriol Combarros.

   Women: Tania Gener, Elena Gómez, Monica Mesalles, Patricis Moreno, Sara Moro and Lenika de Simone. Alternative: Laura Campos.

-Marta Cusido has retired.!Good luck in her new life¡ (photo from FIG).

-Elena Gómez won spanish national championship in individual, vault, balance beam and floor. Second was Patricia Moreno and third Lenika de Simone. In uneven bars won Tania Gener and Sara Moro. In junior won Melodie Pulgarin. In clubs competition won Pozuelo from Madrid, second was Vilassar de Mar from Barcelona and third Xelsca from Balears Island. 

Photos about training and competición by Información (from Alicante) newspaper:

-Spanish women national championships will be next july 11-13 in Alicante. Photo about official introduction ("Informacion" newspaper from Alicante) and official poster:

-Spain won Italy last july, 5 in both, women and men dual meet at Ponferrada (Leon).

-Photos from the tri-meet Spain-Brazil-Romania, from Pozuelo councils web page:

-Tri-meet between Spain, Brasil and Romania last June 7 in Pozuelo de Alarcon (Madrid). Thanks to Imma for the results¡:

-Spanish Cup at  Ciudad Jardin Sports Center in Malaga last may, 31.

Photo from Jesus Carballo (Sur Digital Newspaper):

-Spain beats belarus in dual meet(women) in Guadalajara last may, 17:

-Spain took place in May 3 and 4 in 8 team competition at (Holand). Team, with Elena Gómez, Patricia Moreno, Laura Campos and Lenika de Simone, was fifth. Elena won in AA and in floor final and was fifth in balance beam; Patricia was seventh in floor final.

-Elena took place last april 27 in an exhinition at Cordoba. Photo from El País newspaper:

-Recently has confirmed three gymnasts retired: Laura Martínez (because of three times knee surgery and not recovering), Susana Garcia and Cayetana Medina (because severals injures that have prevented her to compete in last two years; she's only 16). Good lucky in their new life¡.(Susana photo from COE).

-Spain- Belgium meeting results:

Photos from Elena (Diario de Mallorca newspaper):

-Next April 26 Spanish women team will compete with Belgium in Son Moix sports centre at Palma de Mallorca. Also will take place Balearics Islands team.

    Spain: Sara Moro, Elena Gómez, Patricia Moreno, Lenika de Simone, Tania Gener, Monica Mesalles and Laura Campos.

    Belgium: Aude Rissellin, Melanie de Puppo, Caroline de Bras, Celine Sohet, Sara Ianni, Vanessa Avanzato and Chloe Henri.

    Balearics Islands: Raquel Pascual, Marta Riera, Nadia Morales, Tamara Rodríguez, Lluïsa Acedo, Aina López, Sandra González, Julia Salas, Cristina Gázquez, Cristiana Mironescu, Jennifer López, Olga Alcover and Mercedes Alcaide.

Photo from spanish team arriving in Mallorca (Diario de Mallorca newspaper):

-Great Britain-Spain meeting at London in March 29, 2003:

-Photos from Elena Gómez at Cottbus (captured from TVE-2):

-Cottbus tournament results (March, 21-23):

    Elena Gómez: 3 UB, 3 BB, 2 F

    Cayetana Medina: 24 UB, 14 BB

    José Luis Fernández: 36 F, 15 PH, 15 PB

    Oriol Combarros: 38 F, 30 R

    Manuel Carballo: 29 PH, 31 R, 19 PB, 17 HB

-French Internationals results (March, 14-16):

    Elena Gómez: 1 F, 7 BB

    Andreu Vivó: 6 PB, 7 HB

    Rafael Martínez: 10 F, 8 PH, 27 R, 9 V, 20 PB, 20 HB

    Víctor Cano: 15 R, 19 PH

-Unfortunelly before severals injuries, Alba Planas has retired. ¡Good lucky in your new life! (photo from FIG).

-Gervasio Deferr has been sanctionated for three month by spanish federation because to testing positive to cannabis.

-Alvaro Montesinos is the new men national coach. Alvaro is a former gymnast who took place at Olimpics Games in Seul 1988.