Laura Bechdejú

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bechdejú and the second or maternal family name is Coll.
Laura Bechdejú
Full nameLaura Bechdejú Coll
Country represented Spain
Born (2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 (age 21)
Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubSalt Gimnàstic Club Girona
Head coach(es)Lucia Guisado

Laura Bechdejú Coll (born 9 May 2000)[1] is a Spanish artistic gymnast and a member of the Spain women's national gymnastics team.[2] She represented Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

Career[]

A senior since 2016, Bechdejú competed at the 2018 World Championships in Doha, contributing to the Spanish team's 18th place finish.[4] She also competed at the 2019 European Championships where she placed 16th in the individual all-around final.[5] She missed the 2019 World Championships due to injury.[6]

In 2021, Bechdejú was selected to the Spanish women's artistic gymnastics team for the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Marina González, Alba Petisco and Roxana Popa.[3] The team finished 12th in qualifications and did not reach the final.[7]

Selected competitive skills[]

Apparatus Name Description Difficulty[a] Performed
Balance Beam Front tuck mount Mount: salto forward tucked D 2017–
Floor Exercise Double layout Double salto backward stretched F 2017–
Piked-full in Double salto backward piked with full (1/1) twist E 2017–
  1. ^ Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points

Competitive history[]

Junior[]

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2014 Spanish Cup 19
Spanish Championships 9 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Élite Gym Massilia 49
2015 Flanders Team Challenge 6 25
Spanish Championships 4 1st place, gold medalist(s)
TopGym Tournament 13 6 11 4 6

Senior[]

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2017 Spanish Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5
FIT Challenge 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 17
Spanish Championships 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Cottbus World Cup 7
2018 1st Spanish League 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2nd Spanish League 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships 18[a]
Joaquin Blume Memorial 6
2019 1st Spanish League 5 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
DTB Team Challenge 15
2nd Spanish League 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships 16
3rd Spanish League 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Spanish League Finals 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Spanish Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2020 2nd Spanish League 4 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Spanish Championships 4
2021 FIT Challenge 5 13
Olympic Games 12[a]
  1. ^ a b Qualifications.

References[]

  1. ^ "Laura Bechdejú on The Gymternet". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ "EQUIPO - Gimnasia artística femenina". Spanish Gymnastics Federation (RFEG) (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Complete list of 2020 Olympic Athletes representing Spain". Spanish Olympic Committee (in Spanish). 30 June 2021.
  4. ^ "BECHDEJU Laura - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). 9 October 2018.
  5. ^ "2019 European Championships Women's Results". The Gymternet. 20 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Laura Bechdejú, operada con éxito de una lesión en su ojo izquierdo". Spanish Gymnastics Federation (RFEG) (in Spanish). 29 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics - Women's Team Qualification Results" (PDF). Olympics.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

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