Draft:Lucia Arrascaeta
| Lucia Arrascaeta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 13 November 2007 Cordoba, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic Gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2022-present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lucia Arrascaeta (born 13 November 2007) is an Argentine rhythmic gymnast.[1] She represents her country in international competitions.
Career
[edit]Lucia is the younger sister of Ana, who was also a rhythmic gymnast at national level.[2][3] In 2018, aged 11, she was selected for a series of training camps in Europe along with Pilar Cattaneo, Macarena Rodríguez and Agostina Vargas.[4] During the years she conquered various podiums in national competitions.[5] In 2020 she was selected to be part of the Argentinian national team.[6]
Arrascaeta was part of the junior group, along Lara Aimeri, Lucia González, Morena Martinengo and Victoria Torres, that won silver in the All-Around and with 5 balls as well as bronze with 5 ropes at the 2022 South American Championships.[7]
She became a senior the following year, competing at the 2023 Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Guadalajara as a member of the national group along Pilar Cattaneo, Maria Cantale, Ana Acosta, Lara Aimeri, and Lucia González. They took 9th place in the All-Around, 8th with 5 hoops and 10 with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.[8][9]
In 2024 she won an historical bronze medal in the 3 ribbons & 2 balls at the Pan American Championships in Ciudad de Guatemala along Lara Aimeri, Pilar Cattaneo, Lucia González and Gabriela Vega.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ "ARRASCAETA Lucia - FIG Athlete Profile". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "ARRASCAETA Ana - FIG Athlete Profile". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ Comité Olímpico Argentino. "BRONCE PARA LA GIMNASIA RÍTMICA". Comité Olímpico Argentino (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "RITMICA: Lucía, Pilar, Macarena y Agostina, sumaron experiencia y crecimiento de Europa". Talento Sports (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "GIMNASIA RITMICA: Oro de Pucheta, y 1-2-3 en Infantil del Club Municipal". Talento Sports (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "Gimnasia Rítmica: una disciplina muy especial, el regreso a los entrenamientos y el liderazgo de Córdoba a nivel nacional – Agencia Córdoba Deportes" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "Consugi - Official results". Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ "Senior Group All-Around" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
- ^ "Senior Group Event Finals" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
- ^ "ksis". rgform.eu. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ Mineo, Alan (2024-06-11). "Destacada actuación del equipo argentino en el Panamericano de Gimnasia Rítmica 2024". Confederación Argentina de Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-13.