Sofía Flores
| Sofía Flores | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ana Sofía Flores Valdez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 December 2004 Coahuila, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | (2022–2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ana Sofía Flores Valdez[a][1] (born 20 December 2004) is a retired Mexican rhythmic gymnast.[2] She was a member of the national senior group.
Career
In 2022, Flores was included into the national senior group, debuting at the World Cup in Portimão, being 4th in the All-Around and winning two historical medals, the first in the circuit for the country: bronze with 5 hoops and gold with 3 ribbons and 2 balls.[3][4] A week later, in Pesaro, they took 7th place in the All-Around and 5th in both event finals.[5] 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.[6][7] A month later she was in 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.[8][9] In September, she represented Mexico along Dalia Alcocer, Nicole Cejudo, Adirem Tejeda and Kimberly Salazar 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.[10]
Achievements
- Part of the first Mexican group that was awarded a medal in the World Cup circuit when she won bronze in Portimão in 2022.
- Part of the first Mexican group that was awarded a gold medal in the World Cup circuit in Portimão in 2022.
Notes
- ↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Flores and the second or maternal family name is Valdez.
References
- ↑ "Conquista Ana Sofía Flores dos medallas en Panamericano de Gimnasia Rítmica" [Ana Sofía Flores wins two medals at the Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships]. El Coahuilense. 2 June 2025.
Ana Sofía Flores Valdez
- ↑ "FLORES Sofia - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ↑ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Portimão 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Pesaro 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ↑ "2022 Pan American Championships Groups All-Around" (PDF). usagym. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ↑ "2022 Pan American Championships Groups Finals" (PDF). usagym. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ↑ "2022 Cluj-Napoca World Cup Groups All-Around" (PDF). usagym. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ↑ "2022 Cluj-Napoca World Cup Groups Finals" (PDF). usagym. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ↑ "2022 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). longinestiming.
External links
- Sofia Flores at World Gymnastics
- Sofia Flores at Olympics.com
- Sofía Flores at Olympedia
- Sofía Flores at InterSportStats
- Ana Sofía Flores Valdez at Mexicanos en París (in Spanish)
- Ana Flores on Instagram
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Mexican rhythmic gymnasts
- Olympic gymnasts for Mexico
- Gymnasts at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games gymnasts for Mexico
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico
- Pan American Games silver medalists in gymnastics
- Gymnasts at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in gymnastics
- Competitors at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Pan American Championships
- Sportspeople from Coahuila
- 21st-century Mexican sportswomen