Brenda Magaña
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| Born | July 27, 1977 (age 44) Guadalajara, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | World Olympic Gymnastics Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brenda Magaña Almaral (born July 27, 1977 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican artistic gymnast. Magana is best known for being the first woman to successfully complete a triple back somersault dismount from the uneven bars, which she did at the 2002 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.
She began practicing gymnastics at the age of three at the Club Deportivo Atlas Paradero in Guadalajara but then started training at WOGA Gymnastics in Texas, United States. She was five years old when she participated in her first international competition in Czechoslovakia.
Eponymous skill[]
Magaña has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.[1]
| Apparatus | Name | Description | Difficulty[a] | Added to the Code of Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uneven bars | Magaña | Swing forward to triple back salto tucked | G | 2002 World Championships |
- ^ Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points
References[]
- ^ "2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. p. 103. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
External links[]
- Brenda MAGANA at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Profile at deporte.org.mx (in Spanish)
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- Mexican female artistic gymnasts
- Sportspeople from Guadalajara, Jalisco
- Gymnasts at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gymnasts of Mexico
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico
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