Kimberly Salazar

Kimberly Salazar
Full nameKimberly Salazar López
Born (2004-04-24) 24 April 2004
Xalapa, Mexico
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country represented
 Mexico
(2017-)
Medal record
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  Mexico
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Pan American Games 0 3 0
Pan American Championships 1 3 2
Central American and Caribbean Games 4 0 0
FIG World Cup 1 0 1
Total 6 6 3
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2023 SantiagoGroup all-Around
Silver medal – second place2023 Santiago5 Hoops
Silver medal – second place2023 Santiago3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Rio de Janeiro3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
Silver medal – second place2022 Rio de JaneiroAll-Around
Silver medal – second place2022 Rio de Janeiro5 Hoops
Silver medal – second place2023 GuadalajaraGroup All-around
Bronze medal – third place2026 Rio de JaneiroGroup All-Around
Bronze medal – third place2026 Rio de Janeiro5 Balls
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2023 San SalvadorGroup All-Around
Gold medal – first place2023 San Salvador5 Hoops
Gold medal – first place2023 San Salvador3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
Gold medal – first place2026 Santo DomingoGroup All-Around

Kimberly Salazar López[a] (born 24 April 2004) is a Mexican rhythmic gymnast and a member of the national senior group. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

Salazar took up the sport at age 7. She practised athletics, but after watching some girls and seeing how flexible they were, she enrolled in rhythmic gymnastics.[1][2] She says the most influential people in her career are her parents and her coaches.[3]

Career

Salazar debuted at the 2017 Junior Pan American Championships, taking 10th place in the all-around, 8th place with hoop, 16th with ball, 13th with clubs and 17th with ribbon.[4][5][6] In 2019, she competed at the first Junior World Championships in Moscow, competing with rope and ribbon and placing 52nd and 28th, respectively.[7]

Beginning in 2022 she was included into the national senior group. She debuted at the World Cup in Portimão, where they were 4th in the all-around and won two historical medals, the first on the World Cup circuit for Mexico: bronze with 5 hoops and gold with 3 ribbons and 2 balls.[8][9] A week later, at the World Cup in Pesaro, they took 7th place in the all-around and 5th in both event finals.[10]

In July, she competed at the Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, winning silver in the all-around and with 5 hoops and gold with 3 ribbons and 2 balls.[11][12] A month later, she traveled to Cluj-Napoca with the group for the last World Cup of the year, ending 4th in the all-around and with 5 hoops as well as 6th with 3 ribbons and 2 balls.[13][14]

In September, she represented Mexico along Dalia Alcocer, Nicole Cejudo, Sofia Flores and Adirem Tejeda at the World Championships in Sofia, taking 6th place in the all-around, 6th with 5 hoops and 8th with 3 ribbons and 2 balls.[15]

In 2026, Salazar was one of four gymnasts on the national team to lodge a complaint against their coach, Blajaith Aguilar, alleging physical and psychological abuse dating back to 2017, such as being forced to train long hours without a chance to eat. They alleged that reporting the abuse led to them being removed from the national team. CONADE provided the gymnasts with a training location and support.[16] Aguilar denied the allegations.[17]

Achievements

Notes

  1. ↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Salazar and the second or maternal family name is López.

References

  1. ↑ Digital, Milenio. "Gimnasta mexicana vende calendarios para poder competir en EU". Grupo Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "SALAZAR Kimberly - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Kimberly Salazar trasciende en Panamericano de Gimnasia Rítmica". MÁSNOTICIAS (in Spanish). 19 July 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "2017 Junior Pan Am All-Around" (PDF). usagym. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "2017 Junior Pan Am Qualifications" (PDF). usagym. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "2017 Junior Pan Am Finals" (PDF). usagym. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "2019 Junior World Championships Result Book" (PDF). longinestiming.
  8. ↑ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Portimão 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  9. ↑ Deporte, Comisión Nacional de Cultura Física y. "Selección de gimnasia rítmica gana oro y bronce en World Challenge Cup". gob.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Pesaro 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "2022 Pan American Championships Groups All-Around" (PDF). usagym. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "2022 Pan American Championships Groups Finals" (PDF). usagym. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "2022 Cluj-Napoca World Cup Groups All-Around" (PDF). usagym. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "2022 Cluj-Napoca World Cup Groups Finals" (PDF). usagym. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  15. ↑ "2022 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). longinestiming.
  16. ↑ Morán, Karen (12 May 2026). ""Nos sentimos humilladas", gimnastas denuncian a entrenadora Blajaith Aguilar por maltrato psicológico" [“We feel humiliated”: Gymnasts accuse coach Blajaith Aguilar of psychological abuse.]. ESTO (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  17. ↑ Morán, Karen (13 May 2026). "Blajaith Aguilar responde a gimnastas: "Niego categóricamente cualquier acusación de maltrato"" [Blajaith Aguilar responds to gymnasts: “I categorically deny any accusation of mistreatment.”]. ESTO (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2026.
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