Deanne Soza
Deanne Soza | |||||
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Country represented | ![]() | ||||
Born | Orem, Utah, United States | September 24, 2001||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||
Level | Senior International Elite | ||||
Gym | Texas Dreams Gymnastics (2016-2020) Arete Gymnastics (until 2016) | ||||
College team | Utah Red Rocks | ||||
Head coach(es) | Kim Zmeskal-Burdette | ||||
Assistant coach(es) | Chris Burdette | ||||
Former coach(es) | Dan Coleman (until 2016) | ||||
Music | 2013-2014: He’s a Pirate from Pirates of the Caribbean | ||||
Retired | October 21, 2020 | ||||
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Deanne Soza (born September 24, 2001 in Orem, Utah) is a former American artistic gymnast.
Competitive History[]
2013[]
Soza competed at the 2013 Secret U.S. Classic, placing 16th all-around.[1] She advanced to Nationals where she accumulated a two-day score of 103.050, placing 26th.[2]
2014[]
Deanne kicked off the 2014 season finishing 3rd at the American Classic, held at the Karolyi's Ranch.[3]
Soza later competed at the Secret U.S. Classic where she placed 3rd with Norah Flatley.[4] She also took home a silver on uneven bars and a bronze on vault.
She was expected to compete at the 2014 P&G Championships in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
In September 2014, Deanne contracted a rare eye infection which could have blinded her. She healed fully and resumed training.[5]
2015[]
Soza returned to competition at the 2015 U.S. Classic on July 25. She placed 5th in the junior all-around competition with a score of 55.550, including 2nd on balance beam with a score of 14.5 and tied for 3rd on floor exercise (with Laurie Hernandez) with a score of 14.350.[6] These scores were sufficient for her to once again qualify to the P&G National Championships.
2016[]
In January 2016, FloGymnastics released an article that revealed that Soza could have died as a result of her eye infection.[7]
References[]
- ^ https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_13classic_jr.pdf
- ^ https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_13champs_jr2.pdf
- ^ https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_14amclassic_jr.pdf
- ^ https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_14classic_jr.pdf
- ^ Arete Gymnastics (15 September 2014). "Deanne Soza". Facebook. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_15susc_jr.pdf
- ^ "Deanne Soza: Seeing Through a Life-Threatening Infection - FloGymnastics".
- 2001 births
- American female artistic gymnasts
- Junior artistic gymnasts
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Orem, Utah
- U.S. women's national team gymnasts
- 21st-century American women