Nathalia Sánchez

Nathalia Sánchez
Full nameNathalia Sánchez Cárdenas
NicknameNathy
Born (1992-06-07) 7 June 1992
Villavicencio, Colombia[1]
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
Colombia Colombia
Head coach
Andres Llanos Gerardino
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Colombia
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place2016 SucreUneven bars
South American Games
Bronze medal – third place2006 Buenos AiresTeam
Bronze medal – third place2006 Buenos AiresBalance beam
South American Championships
Silver medal – second place2016 LimaTeam
Silver medal – second place2016 LimaFloor exercise
Bronze medal – third place2007 VillavicencioTeam
Bronze medal – third place2016 LimaUneven bars
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2010 MayagüezBalance beam
Silver medal – second place2006 CartagenaBalance beam
Silver medal – second place2010 MayagüezUneven bars
Bronze medal – third place2010 MayagüezAll-around
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 1 1 0

Nathalia Sánchez Cárdenas (born 7 June 1992) is a Colombian former artistic gymnast who represented Colombia at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is the 2016 Pan American silver medalist on the uneven bars and the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games balance beam champion. She became Colombia's first gold medalist in a FIG World Cup event when she won the balance beam at the 2010 Porto World Cup.

Gymnastics career

Sánchez began gymnastics when she was ten years old.[2] She finished fourth with the Colombian team at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, where she also placed fifth in the all-around.[3] At the 2006 South American Games, she won a bronze medal in the team event and also won a bronze medal on the balance beam.[4]

Sánchez finished 11th in the all-around final at the 2007 Pan American Games.[5] At the 2007 World Championships, she placed 58th in the all-around qualifications. As one of the top nine athletes from a country that had not qualified through team placement, she earned a berth to the 2008 Summer Olympics.[6] She then won a team bronze medal at the 2007 South American Championships.[7]

Sánchez became Colombia's first female Olympian in artistic gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2][8] There, she placed 53rd in the all-around qualifications and did not advance into any of the finals.[9] She also competed at the 2009 World Championships and finished 31st in the all-around qualifications.[10]

At the 2010 Porto World Cup, Sánchez won a gold medal on the balance beam and a silver medal on the uneven bars, behind Jessica López.[11] She was the first gymnast from Colombia to win a gold medal on the FIG World Cup series.[12] She also won the balance beam gold medal at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games and won another uneven bars silver medal to López.[13] Additionally, she won the bronze medal in the all-around, behind López and Elsa García.[14] She was Colombia's flag bearer in the opening ceremonies.[15] She then competed at the 2010 World Championships and finished 34th with the Colombian team.[16]

Sánchez had a wrist injury and surgery at the end of 2010, but she competed at the 2011 World Championships against her doctor's recommendation as she was attempting to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics. She finished 79th in the all-around qualifications and did not receive an Olympic berth.[2][17] She then competed at the 2011 Pan American Games where the Colombian team placed fourth.[18]

Sánchez retired from gymnastics after the 2011 Pan American Games and attended university.[2] She returned to competition in 2016 and won the uneven bars title at the Colombian Championships.[19] At the 2016 Pan American Championships, she won a silver medal on the uneven bars.[20] She then won a silver medal in the team event at the 2016 South American Championships. In the event finals, she won a bronze medal on the uneven bars and a silver medal on the floor exercise.[21] After another injury, she retired again in 2017 and became a coach for Panama's national team.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nathalia Sánchez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Gallo, Camilo (13 March 2020). "Nathalia, guerrera llanera". periodicodelmeta.com. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "20th Central American and Caribbean Games Artistic Gymnastics Men Cartagena de Indias, Colombia 2006 July 15-30 Finals Women". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "8th South American Games 2006 Buenos Aires (ARG) 2006 Nov 9 - 19 Finals Women". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "XV Pan American Games 2007 Miesto 2007 July 17 Finals Women". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "40th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2007 Results Women's Qualifications" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 2 September 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Comienza la décimo octava versión de Campeonato Suramericano de Gimnasia en Villavicencio". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 10 October 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Colombia in Artistic Gymnastics". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Gymnastics Artistic Women's Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Beijing 2008. 10 August 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "41st Artistic Gymnastics World Championships October 13 - 18, 2009 London (GBR) Results Women's Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 14 October 2009. p. 3. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Porto (POR) 2010 Jun 18-20 Artistic Gymnastics Results Women Finals". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Colombia logra histórica medalla de oro en Copa Mundo de Gimnasia". El Espectador (in Spanish). 21 June 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "Colombia y Puerto Rico concluyen con cinco medallas de oro en gimnasia" (in Spanish). Terra. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  14. ↑ "Centam: Venezuela gana oro en la gimnasia artística" (in Spanish). Terra. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  15. ↑ "Natalia Sánchez será la abanderada de Colombia en Puerto Rico". Colombia.com (in Spanish). 12 July 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "42nd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Rotterdam (NED) 16 - 24 October 2010 Team Results Women's Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  17. ↑ "43rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Tokyo (JPN) 7-16 October 2011 All-Around Results Women's Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 7 October 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  18. ↑ "Artistic Gymnastics Team Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Guadalajara 2011. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  19. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (8 May 2016). "2016 Colombian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  20. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (17 September 2016). "2016 Pan American Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  21. ↑ "Gimnasta Natalia Sánchez ganó medallas en Perú". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 21 November 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
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