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Sydney Barros

Sydney Tatiana Barros (born February 21, 2005) is an American artistic gymnast currently representing Puerto Rico in international competitions. While representing the United States she was a member of the team that won bronze at the inaugural Junior World Championships.

Sydney Barros
Barros at the 2019 Junior World Championships
Personal information
Full nameSydney Tatiana Barros
Country represented Puerto Rico
Former countries represented United States
Born (2005-02-21) February 21, 2005 (age 19)
Atlanta, Georgia
HometownWoodstock, Georgia
ResidenceLewisville, Texas
Height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)[1]
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2018–21 (USA)
ClubTexas Dreams
College teamUCLA Bruins (2024–27)
Head coach(es)Kim Zmeskal
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Győr Team

Early life

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Barros was born to Bifredo and Carine Barros in 2005 in Atlanta, Georgia. She has four siblings.[2]

Junior gymnastics career

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2016–17

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In 2016, Baros was part of the HOPEs program. She competed at the 2016 HOPES Championships where she placed second in the all-around behind Konnor McClain. She posted the third highest scores on both vault and floor exercise.[3]

In 2017, Barros competed for Gymnastics Academy of Atlanta.[4] She appeared in competition for the club from January through April and qualified for junior elite status at the KPAC National Qualifier.[4][5] She then moved to Texas Dreams and in late July she competed at the 2017 U.S. Classic where she placed 18th in the all-around.[6] She qualified to compete at the 2017 National Championships where she placed 23rd in the all-around.[7]

2018

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In 2018 Barros competed at a verification camp where she placed fourth amongst the juniors behind Sunisa Lee, Kayla DiCello, and Jordan Bowers. Due to her performance she was named to the team to compete at the Junior Pan American Championships; as a result she was also added to the junior national team.[8] Later that month Barros traveled to Italy to compete at the 2018 City of Jesolo Trophy alongside her club teammates Ragan Smith and Emma Malabuyo. While there Barros only competed on floor exercise and vault as her injured her ankle on the latter and withdrew from the remainder of the competition.[9] Due to the injury she also withdrew from the Pan American Championships.[10]

Barros returned to competition to compete at the 2018 U.S. Classic; however she only competed on uneven bars and balance beam, finishing 13th and 31st respectively.[11] She competed the all-around at the 2018 National Championships where after day 1 she was ranked 17th. She withdrew from the second day of competition.[12]

2019

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Barros competed at the Parkettes National Qualifier where she finished second behind éMjae Frazier and re-qualified as a junior elite.[13] In June Barros competed at the Junior World Championships Trials where she placed third in the all-around and was named to the team to compete at the inaugural Junior World Championships alongside Skye Blakely and Kayla DiCello.[14]

At the Junior World Championships Barros helped the team win bronze behind Russia and China and finished fifth in the all-around. She qualified to the vault event final in first place.[15] During event finals Barros placed fifth on vault.[16]

 
Team / All-Around Final
 
Team / All-Around Final
 
Vault Final
Barros at the 2019 Junior World Championships

In July Barros competed at the U.S. Classic where she won silver in the all-around behind Konnor McClain. Additionally she won bronze on vault (behind McClain and Blakely) and balance beam (behind McClain and Ciena Alipio), silver on floor exercise behind Blakely, and placed sixth on uneven bars.[17]

In August Barros competed at the U.S. National Championships. After the first day of competition she recorded a score of 55.250 and was in fourth place.[18] During the second day of competition scored a 54.550, giving her a total combined score of 109.850 which was a fifth-place finish. Barros won bronze on uneven bars behind Olivia Greaves and McClain and tied with DiCello and won silver on floor exercise behind DiCello. As a result, she was named to the junior national team.[19]

Senior gymnastics career

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2021–22

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Barros became age-eligible for senior level competition in 2021. She competed at the Winter Cup, U.S. Classic, and the U.S. National Championships.

Barros finished ninth at the 2022 Winter Cup. In November of that year she officially signed her National Letter of Intent with the UCLA Bruins.[20] Later that month the International Gymnastics Federation approved her nationality switch allowing Barros to start representing Puerto Rico in international competitions.[21]

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Representing the   United States
Junior
2017 U.S. Classic 18 19 32 16 23
US National Championships 23 19 28 13 23
2018 Verification Camp 4
City of Jesolo Trophy WD
U.S. Classic 13 31
U.S. National Championships WD
2019 Parkettes National Qualifier  
Jr. World Championships Trials  
Junior World Championships   5 5
U.S. Classic     6    
U.S. National Championships 5 6   9  
Senior
2021 Winter Cup 20 16 10
U.S. Classic 19 25 21 27
U.S. National Championships 18 13 20 22
2022 Winter Cup 9 10 6 13
Representing   Puerto Rico
2023 PR National Championships  
Pan American Championships 8 8 11 11 13
Central American & Caribbean Games 6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sydney Barros". UCLA Gymnastics. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Sydney Barros". USA Gymnastics.
  3. ^ "Champs" (PDF). usagym.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-13.
  4. ^ a b "Sydney Barros Gymnastics Academy of Atlanta". mymeetscores.com. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  5. ^ "2017 KPAC National Qualifier Results". thegymter.net. March 12, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "2017 U.S. Classic Results". The Gymternet. July 31, 2017.
  7. ^ "O'Keefe wins junior women's all-around standings at 2017 P&G Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 20, 2017.
  8. ^ "USA Gymnastics names women's 2018 Pac Rim, Junior Pan Am Championships Teams". USA Gymnastics. April 10, 2018.
  9. ^ @FloGymnastics (April 14, 2018). "Update: Sydney Barros has withdrawn from the competition due to a left ankle injury" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Junior Pan American Championships: Women's team clarification". USA Gymnastics. June 11, 2018.
  11. ^ "Wong wins 2018 GK U.S. Classic junior all-around gold". USA Gymnastics. July 28, 2018.
  12. ^ "2018 U.S. Championships - Women Day 2 Meet Results - Multi" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. August 19, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 20, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  13. ^ "2019 Parkettes National Qualifier Results". The Gymternet. June 9, 2019.
  14. ^ "2019 U.S. Junior Worlds Trials Results". The Gymternet. June 15, 2019.
  15. ^ "U.S. women win team bronze at 2019 Junior World Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 28, 2019.
  16. ^ "DiCello wins vault gold at 2019 Junior World Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 29, 2019. Archived from the original on June 17, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  17. ^ "Biles, McClain win all-around titles at 2019 GK U.S. Classic". USA Gymnastics. July 20, 2019. Archived from the original on April 20, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  18. ^ "Biles leads women's all-around at mid-point of 2019 U.S. Championships". USA Gymnastics. July 9, 2019. Archived from the original on September 18, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  19. ^ "Biles soars to sixth U.S. women's all-around title at 2019 U.S. Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 11, 2019. Archived from the original on April 20, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  20. ^ "Gymnasts Barros, Rosen Sign with UCLA for 2024". UCLA Bruins. November 9, 2022.
  21. ^ "Official News from the Executive Committee - November 2022". International Gymnastics Federation. November 12, 2022.
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