Cynthia Yazmín Valdez Pérez[2] (born December 11, 1987)[1] is an individual Mexican rhythmic gymnast born in Guadalajara[3] who has won 10 Pan American Games medals—two gold, four silver and four bronze medals.
Career
editShe won a bronze medal in the 2003 Pan American Games, held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in the ribbon modality.[4]
Cynthia Valdez won four medals in the 2007 Pan American Games held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a silver medal in the all-around modality, and three bronze medals, in the clubs, rope and ribbon modalities.[2]
She won five medals in the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico,[3] which were two gold medals and three silver medals. Cynthia Valdez won the gold medals in the hoop[5][6] and in the club modalities,[7][8] while she won the silver medals in the all-around, in the ball,[5][6] and in the ribbon modalities.[9] Cynthia Valdez was the only rhythmic gymnast to win a medal in each one of the individual competitions in the 2011 Pan American Games.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c "El Perfil - Cynthia Valdez" (in Spanish). El Universal. February 2, 2007. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^ a b "Official Results Rio 2007 - Rhythmic Gymnastics Section" (PDF). Brazilian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ a b "Valdez Cynthia Yazmin". XVI Juegos Panamericanos Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on October 19, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
- ^ "Results". CBC. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ a b "Oro y plata para Cynthia Valdez" (in Spanish). El Universal. October 17, 2011. Archived from the original on January 26, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
- ^ a b "Cynthia Valdez, la mexicana con más medallas en los Panamericanos 2011" (in Spanish). CNN México. October 18, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
- ^ "Cynthia Valdez logra su segunda medalla de oro" (in Spanish). El Universal. October 18, 2011. Archived from the original on December 13, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ "Individual Competition Clubs Final". XVI Juegos Panamericanos Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on October 20, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
- ^ "Individual Competition Ribbon Final". XVI Juegos Panamericanos Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on October 22, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^ "Panam: Mexicana Valdez consigue su 2do oro en gimnasia rítmica" (in Spanish). Yahoo! Deportes. October 18, 2011. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
External links
edit- Cynthia Valdez - official website
- Cynthia Valdez on Facebook
- Cynthia Valdez on Twitter
- Cynthia Valdez's channel on YouTube
- Slideshow – Yahoo! Deportes.
