Ana Arnau

Spanish rhythmic gymnast

Ana Arnau
Arnau in 2024
Personal information
Full nameAna Arnau Camarena
Nickname(s)Anita
Country represented Spain
Born (2005-09-20) 20 September 2005 (age 18)
Madrid, Spain
DisciplineRhythmic Gymnastics
LevelInternational Elite
Years on national team2019-
ClubClub Gimnastico Alcobendas Chamartin
Head coach(es)Alejandra Quereda, Ana María Pelaz
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 0 1 4
European Championships 1 2 2
FIG World Cup 1 5 3
Total 2 8 9
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  Spain
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Valencia 5 Hoops
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Sofia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Sofia Group All Around
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Sofia 5 Hoops
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Valencia Group All Around
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Budapest 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tel Aviv 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
Silver medal – second place 2024 Budapest 5 Hoops
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Baku 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Budapest Group All-Around

Ana Arnau (born 20 September 2005) is a Spanish rhythmic gymnast.[1] She was the bronze All-Around and 5 hoops medalist at the 2022 World Championships.

Career

Junior

Arnau was part of the Spanish junior group that competed at both the 2019 European[2] and World Championships,[3] finishing 7th in Baku and 5th in Moscow.[3][4]

Senior

Ana debuted with senior group in 2022 at the World Cup in Sofia, they were 5th in the All-Around and 5 hoops and 6th with 3 ribbons + 2 balls.[5] In Baku they were 12th in the All-Around and therefore didn't qualify for event finals.[6] A month later in Pamplona they won bronze in the All-Around and silver with 5 hoops.[7] In Portimão they won 3 silver medals.[8] They won All-Around bronze and 5 hoops and silver with 3 ribbons + 2 balls in Cluj-Napoca.[9] Inéz took part, with Inés Bergua, Valeria Márquez, Patricia Pérez, Mireia Martínez and Salma Solaun in the 2022 European Championships in Tel Aviv, winning silver in the 3 ribbons + 2 balls final, and the World Championships in Sofia where the Spanish group won three bronze medals: All-Around (earning them a spot for the 2024 Olympics), 5 hoops, and team.[10]

In 2023 Ana and the group debuted at the World Cup in Sofia, taking 11th place overall and 8th with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.[11][12] A week later they competed at the Grand Prix in Thiais.[13] In April the group took part in the World Cup in Baku, being 10th in the All-Around and 8th with 5 hoops.[14] In Portimão they won gold in the All-Around and silver with 5 hoops.[15][16] At the European Championships in Baku the group finished 6th overall, 4th with 5 hoops and won bronze in the mixed event.[17] After a training camp in Alicante Salma was selected for the World Championships in Valencia, there along Inés Bergua, Salma Solaun, Mireia Martínez and Patricia Pérez, she took bronze in the All-Around and silver with 5 hoops.[18]

The first competition of the group in 2024 was the World Cup in Athens, where they took 4th place in the All-Around, 8th with 5 hoops and 7th with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.[19][20] Weeks later, in Sofia they won silver with 5 balls, in Baku the group won gold in the All-Around and silver with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.[21][22] In May she won gold in the All-Around and with 5 hoops as well as bronze in the mixed event at the stage in Portimão.[23] At the European Championships in Budapest the Spanish group won bronze in the All-Around, silver with 5 hoops and gold with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.[24][25] At the last World Cup of the season, in Cluj-Napoca, they won gold in the mixed event final.[26] In early August Ana, Salma Solaun, Inés Bergua, Mireia Martínez and Patricia Pérez competed at the Olympic Games in Paris, where they took 10th place in the qualification event and thus not advancing to the final.[27]

References

  1. ^ "ARNAU CAMARENA Ana - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  2. ^ Results Book europeangymnastics.com
  3. ^ a b "Домен припаркован в Timeweb". vh360.timeweb.ru. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  4. ^ Juniors. Group qualification europeangymnastics.com
  5. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Sofia 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Baku 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Pamplona 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Portimão 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Cluj-Napoca 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Gymnastics history makers the toast of Sofia Rhythmic Worlds". gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Sofia 2023 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Convocatoria Copa del Mundo Sofia 2023". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  13. ^ "La gimnasia rítmica continúa la temporada internacional". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Baku 2023 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Cuatro finales y dos medallas para el equipo de gimnasia rítmica en la Copa del Mundo de Portimao". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Portimão 2023 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  17. ^ "2023 European Championships Result Book" (PDF). backend.europeangymnastics.com.
  18. ^ "2023 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
  19. ^ Federici, Giordano (23 March 2024). "Ritmica, World Cup: a Palaio Faliro la squadra Nazionale conquista il bronzo All Around. Nessuna medaglia per le individualiste, domani le finali". GINNASTICANDO.it (in Italian). Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  20. ^ Fantoni, Lucrezia (24 March 2024). "Ritmica, World Cup: a Palaio Faliro l'Italia vince un oro e tre argenti nelle finali di specialità". GINNASTICANDO.it (in Italian). Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  21. ^ "El conjunto sénior, plata en la final de 5 aros en la Copa del Mundo de Sofia". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  22. ^ "Oro y plata para el conjunto sénior en la Copa del Mundo de Baku". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  23. ^ Brunetti, Mariacarmela (12 May 2024). "Ritmica, alla World Challenge Cup di Portimão 2024 Dragas sesta alla palla". GINNASTICANDO.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  24. ^ "2024 European Championships Result Book" (PDF). europeangymnastics. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  25. ^ "Oro, plata y bronce para el conjunto sénior en el Campeonato de Europa". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  26. ^ "Oro para el ejercicio mixto del conjunto de gimnasia rítmica en Cluj Napoca". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  27. ^ "Group All-Around - Qualification results" (PDF). Olympics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.