Javiera Rubilar

Javiera Rubilar
Full nameJaviera Victoria Rubilar Sanhueza
Born (2000-04-06) 6 April 2000
Temuco, Chile
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country represented
 Chile
(2016–2025)
Head coach
Pamela Salazar
Medal record
Rhythmic gymnastics
Representing  Chile
South American Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 CochabambaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2017 CochabambaRibbon
Bronze medal – third place 2018 MelgarTeam
Bronze medal – third place 2022 PaipaHoop
Bolivarian Games
Silver medal – second place2022 ValleduparRibbon
Bronze medal – third place2022 ValleduparAll-around
Bronze medal – third place2022 ValleduparBall

Javiera Victoria Rubilar Sanhueza (born 6 April 2000)[1] is a Chilean former rhythmic gymnast. She participated at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in 2018 and 2021 and is a four-time South American Championships medalist.

Gymnastics career

Rubilar began rhythmic gymnastics when she was four years old.[2]

Rubilar won two bronze medals at the 2017 South American Championships, including in the ribbon final.[3] At the 2017 Bolivarian Games, she won bronze medals in the all-around, ball, and clubs finals.[4] She placed fourth in the hoop final at the 2018 South American Games,[5] and she won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2018 South American Championships.[6]

Rubilar participated at the 2018 World Championships and finished 108th in the all-around qualifications.[7] She placed 15th in the all-around at the 2019 Pan American Games and did not advance into any apparatus finals.[8] She finished 51st in the all-around qualifications at the 2021 World Championships.[9]

At the 2022 South American Games, Rubilar finished fourth in the hoop, fifth in the ribbon, and sixth in the all-around, ball, and clubs.[10] She won the bronze medal in the all-around at the 2022 Bolivarian Games and also won a silver medal in the ribbon final and a bronze medal in the ball final.[11] She then won a bronze medal at the 2022 South American Championships in the hoop final, behind Geovanna Santos and Oriana Viñas.[12]

Rubilar was the only rhythmic gymnast selected to represent Chile at the 2023 Pan American Games.[10] She placed 13th in the all-around final,[13] and she advanced into the ribbon final, where she finished eighth.[14]

Rubilar announced her retirement from the sport in 2025.[14][15]

References

  1. 1 2 "Javiera Victoria Rubilar Sanhueza". Asunción 2022 (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  2. ↑ FIG profile. International Gymnastics Federation. Access date: 15 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Brasil domina segundo dia do Campeonato Sul-Americano de ginástica". JM Online (in Portuguese). 30 September 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Fabián Sepúlveda y Javiera Rubilar suman medallas para la gimnasia chilena en los Juegos Bolivarianos 2017". El Deportero (in Spanish). 18 November 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Javiera Rubilar obtuvo el cuarto lugar en la final de aro en Cochabamba". El Deportero (in Spanish). 4 June 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Campeona Nacional de Gimnasia Rítmica, medallista Sudamericana y Panamericana realizará clínica de perfeccionamiento para gimnastas de la región". Radio Revelación FM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "36th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Sofia (BUL), 10-16 September 2018 Individual All-Around Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  8. ↑ Arellano, Daniel (3 August 2019). "Javiera Rubilar finalizó en el puesto 15 de la gimnasia rítmica de Lima 2019" [Javiera She finished in 15th place in rhythmic gymnastics at Lima 2019]. El Deportero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 27-31 October 2021 Individual All-Around Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  10. 1 2 "Quién es Javiera Rubilar: la carta de la gimnasia rítmica del Team Chile". 24 horas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  11. ↑ Arellano, Daniel (3 July 2022). "El Team Chile de Gimnasia Rítmica logra dos nuevas medallas en su despedida de Valledupar 2022". El Deportero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Brasil cumpre excelente campanha no Sul-Americano de Ginástica Rítmica" [Brazil has an excellent campaign at the South American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship]. Brazilian Gymnastics Federation (in Portuguese). 9 December 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  13. ↑ "Rhythmic Gymnastics - Women's individual all-around final results" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  14. 1 2 Arellano, Daniel (1 February 2025). "Javiera Rubilar anunció su retiro de la gimnasia rítmica". El Deportero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "Trayectoria Deportiva de ex Gimnasta Ritmica Javiera Rubilar Sanhueza Recibe Reconocimiento". Diario Clave9 (in Spanish). 2 April 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2026.