Barbara Ponce

Barbara Ponce
Full nameBarbara Gabriela Ponce Vite
Born (2010-02-03) 3 February 2010
Tampico
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country represented
 Mexico
(2023-present)
ClubUnidep
Head coach
Citlaly Quintá
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Junior Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2025 AsunciónGroup All-around
Gold medal – first place2025 Asunción10 Clubs
Silver medal – second place2025 Asunción5 Hoops
Junior Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Asunción5 Hoops
Gold medal – first place2025 Asunción10 Clubs
Silver medal – second place2023 Guadalajara5 Ropes
Silver medal – second place2024 Guatemala CityGroup All-Around
Silver medal – second place2024 Guatemala City10 Clubs
Bronze medal – third place2023 GuadalajaraGroup All-Around
Bronze medal – third place2023 Guadalajara5 Balls
Bronze medal – third place2025 AsunciónGroup All-Around

Barbara Gabriela Ponce Vite (born 3 February 2010) is a Mexican rhythmic gymnast. She represents Mexico in international competitions.

Career

Ponce took up rhythmic gymnastics at five years old.[1]

Junior

In May 2023 her club, Unidep, was selected to represent Mexico at the Pan American Championships in Guadalajara.[2][3] There they won silver with 5 ropes as well as bronze with 5 balls and in the All-Around.[4][5][6] In July she competed, with Lili de Leon, Daniela Guzman, Zoe Lozano and Ivanna Rodriguez, at the 2nd Junior World Championships in Cluj-Napoca, being 33rd in the All-Around, 29th with 5 ropes, 33rd with 5 ropes and 26th in teams (along individuals Constanza Galindo, Valentina Moya and Amanda Bosch). [7] The following month she won gold at the Mexican group championships.[8]

The next season she was again called up for the 2024 Pan American Championships in Guatemala City alongside Eva Arevalo, Renata Carrasco, Mariela Lozano and Jaydi Novelo, winning silver in the All-Around and with 10 clubs.[9][10] Later in the year she was confirmed into the national junior group.[11][12]

In 2025 the group made its debut at the Aphrodite Cup in Athens, being 6th overall and winning two silver medals in the event finals.[13][14][15] In May she competed at the Pan American Championships in Asunción, winning bronze in the All-Around and gold with both 5 hoops and 10 clubs.[16][17][18] The following month she took part in the 3rd Junior World Championships in Sofia, being 14th overall, 9th with 5 hoops, 21st with 10 clubs and 17th in teams.[19] In August she was selected for the Junior Pan American Games along Martha Coldwell, Jaydi Novelo, Ana Carolina Martínez and Fernanda Ramírez.[20] There they won gold in the All-Around and with 5 pairs of clubs as well as silver with 5 hoops.[21][22][23][24][25][26]

References

  1. ↑ "PONCE Barbara - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  2. ↑ Meléndez, Paola (2023-05-22). "¡Históricas! Gimnastas de Tampico clasifican al Campeonato Panamericano 2023". HoyTamaulipas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  3. ↑ Sumano, Esaú (2023-05-31). "México va a Panamericano de Gimnasia Rítmica con selección juvenil y mayor". Enfoque (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  4. ↑ "Junior Group All-Around" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
  5. ↑ "Junior Group Event Finals" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
  6. ↑ "México obtiene plata y bronce en Panamericano de Gimnasia Rítmica Guadalajara 2023". soycom.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  7. ↑ "2023 Junior World Championships Result Book" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "Gimnastas tampiqueñas destacaron en Mérida en el Campeonato nacional elite 2023 - El Sol de Tampico". OEM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  9. ↑ "Tamaulipecas tendrán pruebas para buscar puesto en Selección Mexicana de Gimnasia". HoyTamaulipas (in Spanish). 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  10. ↑ "ksis". rgform.eu. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  11. ↑ Sustaita, Milton Carlos Jimenez (2024-12-11). "Gimnastas tamaulipecas Carolina Martínez y Bárbara Ponce se preparan con la Selección Mexicana Juvenil de Gimnasia Rítmica". Los Kama's Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  12. ↑ Vivaldi, Beatrice (2024-09-12). "Tutto quello che sappiamo su convocazioni, ritiri e formazioni 2025". BlaBlaGym (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  13. ↑ "c All-Around" (PDF).
  14. ↑ "2025 Aphrodite Cup Junior Group Event Finals" (PDF).
  15. ↑ "Gimnastas tamaulipecas brillan en Aphrodite Cup; se prepara para los Juegos Panamericanos Junior 2025". HoyTamaulipas (in Spanish). 2025-03-25. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  16. ↑ "2025 Pan American Junior Championships Result Book" (PDF).
  17. ↑ LocucionAR. "Gimnasia Rítmica: Panamericano Junior". Villa Rica FM 96.1 (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-20.
  18. ↑ "Gimnastas yucatecas ganan dos oros en el Campeonato Panamericano en Paraguay (FOTOS)". Diario de Yucatán (in Spanish). 2025-05-25. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
  19. ↑ "2025 Junior World Championships Result Book".
  20. ↑ "México define a sus seleccionadas de gimnasia rítmica para Asunción 2025". gob.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-20.
  21. ↑ "2025 Junior Pan American Games Group All-Around" (PDF).
  22. ↑ "2025 Junior Pan American Games Group Event Finals" (PDF).
  23. ↑ "Conjunto mexicano de gimnasia rítmica es campeón continental en Asunción 2025". gob.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-20.
  24. ↑ "Conjunto de gimnasia rítmica suma oro y plata en Asunción 2025". gob.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-20.
  25. ↑ Orlando, Alexandra (2025-08-13). "MEXICO WON GOLD IN RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS". Panam Sports. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
  26. ↑ "Estados Unidos domina el medallero de la gimnasia rítmica en los Panamericanos Junior". Hola News. 2025-08-13. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
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