Alexa Moreno

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Alexa Moreno
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Moreno in 2016
Personal information
Full nameAlexa Citlali Moreno Medina
Country represented Mexico
Born (1994-08-08) August 8, 1994 (age 27)
Mexicali, Mexico
ResidenceBaja California
Height1.47 m (4 ft 10 in)
Weight45 kg (99 lb)[1]
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Doha Vault
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Mississauga Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Lima Team
Pacific Rim Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Melbourne Vault
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mayagüez Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Veracruz Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Mayagüez Vault

Alexa Citlali Moreno Medina (born 8 August 1994) is a Mexican artistic gymnast. She is the 2018 world bronze medalist on vault, the first Mexican female gymnast to medal at a world championships. She competed at the 2011 World Championships.[2] She qualified to the vault final during these championships. She finished 7th in the vault final at the 2014 World Championships.[3]

In the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, she qualified third to the vault final and earned an individual qualification spot to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. In November 2019, Moreno won the Premio Nacional de Deportes 2019 (National Sports Prize 2019) in the "non-professional" category for her achievements.[4]

She also starred in a Toyota commercial for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021, who is one of her sponsors.[5][6][7]

Competitive history[]

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2010 Pacific Rim Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2011 Pan American Games 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2012 Ghent World Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2014 Pan American Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2014 Central American and Caribbean Games 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018 Pan American Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018 World Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2021 Olympic Games 4

After her participation in the Rio Olympics, Moreno was bullied and fat-shamed in social media,[8] nevertheless, she became the second Mexican gymnast in the history of the Olympic Games to make it to the finals in the category of Vault at the Tokyo 2020 games.

References[]

  1. ^ "Bio - Moreno Alexa". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. ^ Crumlish, John. "Warm Friendships Keep Icelandic Gymnast Motivated". intlgymnast.com. August 25, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  3. ^ Crumlish, John (20 October 2014). "IG Online Interview: Alexa Moreno (Mexico)". International Gymnast Magazine Online. International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  4. ^ "La gimnasta Alexa Moreno es Premio Nacional de Deportes 2019" [Gymnast Alexa Moreno wins National Sports Prize 2019], Proceso (in Spanish), Nov 7, 2019
  5. ^ Start Your Impossible, Never Stop, Toyota on YouTube, May 31, 2021
  6. ^ "NEVER STOP: Watch Alexa Moreno turn the world of gymnastics on its head - literally". startyourimpossible.com. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  7. ^ "Alexa Moreno, Gymnastics". global.toyota. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  8. ^ Aquilina, Kimberly. "Olympic gymnast Alexa Moreno 'fat' by Internet troll standards". Metro. Schneps Media. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

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