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Salma Solaun

Salma Solaun (born March 2 2005) is a Spanish rhythmic gymnast[1] who competed at the 2019 Junior World Rhythmic Gymnastic championships, where she won a bronze medal.[2] She also won a silver medal at the 2022 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, in the 3 ribbons + 2 balls final.

Salma Solaun
Country represented Spain
Born (2005-03-02) March 2, 2005 (age 19)
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelInternational Elite
ClubBeti-Ritmica
Head coach(es)Alejandra Quereda, Ana María Pelaz
Former coach(es)Marga Armas
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Junior World Championships 0 0 1
European Championships 0 1 1
World Championships 0 1 4
FIG World Cup 1 5 3
Total 1 7 9
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  Spain
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Valencia 5 Hoops
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Sofia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Sofia Group All Around
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Sofia 5 Hoops
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Valencia Group All Around
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Moscow Ribbon
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tel Aviv 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Baku 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls

Personal life edit

Solaun took up gymnastics at age three because she was restless, so her parents signed her up for a rhythmic gymnastics class. She also tried swimming and skating, but in the end she chose rhythmic gymnastics. Salma now says that "rhythmic gymnastics is part of my life. I could not see myself without it". Her dream is to compete at the Olympic Games, like her idols Almudena Cid and Ganna Rizatdinova.[3]

Career edit

Junior edit

In 2018 Solaun was integrated in the national team while competing for Beti Aurrera.[4] She then started taking part in international tournaments representing Spain.[5] In June 2019, after winning the junior Spanish championships,[6] Salma was selected for the Junior World Championships in Moscow, Russia,[7] where she made the ribbon final in the end winning an historical bronze, the first individual medal for Spain since 1993.[8]

Senior edit

In 2020 Solaun was included in the senior national team, she won medals in competitions, such as the Moscow Grand Prix in February.[9] In 2021 she was among the contenders to represent Spain at the 2021 World Championship,[10] she made the team but an injury to her left knee prevented her from competing and was replaced by her teammate Teresa Gorospe.[11] She underwent surgery on the problem in November 2021 and was away from the sport for five months.[12] In 2022 Solaun decided to switch to the group making her debut in 2022 at the World Cup in Sofia, they were 5th in the All-Around and 5 hoops and 6th with 3 ribbons + 2 balls.[13] [14] In Baku they were 12th in the All-Around and therefore didn't qualify for event finals.[15] A month later in Pamplona they won bronze in the All-Around and silver with 5 hoops.[16][17] In Portimão they won 3 silver medals.[18] They won All-Around bronze and 5 hoops and silver with 3 ribbons + 2 balls in Cluj-Napoca.[19] Salma took part, with Ana Arnau, Inés Bergua, Valeria Márquez, Mireia Martínez and Patricia Pérez in the 2022 European Championships in Tel Aviv, winning silver in the 3 ribbons + 2 balls final,[20] and the World Championshipsin Sofia[21] where the Spanish group won three bronze medals: All-Around (earning them a spot for the 2024 Olympics), 5 hoops, and team.[22][23][24][25]

References edit

  1. ^ "SOLAUN Salma". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. 3 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Salma Solaun y Teresa Gorospe buscan lucirse con España en Moscú". El Correo. 3 April 2020.
  3. ^ ""Ser olímpica es mi gran sueño"". El Correo (in Spanish). 2019-01-08. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  4. ^ "Tres representantes del Beti Aurrera, convocadas por la seleccionadora nacional". El Correo (in Spanish). 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  5. ^ "Salma Solaun y Teresa Gorospe debutarán con la selección junior de rítmica en Marbella". El Correo (in Spanish). 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  6. ^ "Las gimnastas Solaun y Gorospe triunfan en el Campeonato de España de rítmica". El Correo (in Spanish). 2019-06-23. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  7. ^ "Salma Solaun y Teresa Gorospe participan en el Mundial junior". El Correo (in Spanish). 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  8. ^ "Histórico bronce para la vitoriana Salma Solaun". El Correo (in Spanish). 2019-07-21. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  9. ^ "Salma Solaun logra la plata y el bronce en el Grand Prix de Moscú". El Correo (in Spanish). 2020-02-10. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  10. ^ "Concentración Control Campeonato del Mundo". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  11. ^ "Inscripción definitiva Campeonato del Mundo gimnasia rítmica". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  12. ^ Lazkano, Borja (2021-10-20). "Salma Solaun se pierde el Mundial de gimnasia por una lesión de rodilla". Diario de Noticias de Álava (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  13. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Sofia 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  14. ^ "Mireia Martínez y Patricia Pérez consiguen los primeros billetes para los Juegos de París y Héctor Tolsá se proclama subcampeón de Europa". 19 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Baku 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  16. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Pamplona 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  17. ^ "Gorospe y Solaun brillan en Pamplona". El Correo (in Spanish). 2022-05-22. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  18. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Portimão 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  19. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Cluj-Napoca 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  20. ^ "Salma Solaun, plata en el Europeo de gimnasia rítmica". El Correo (in Spanish). 2022-06-20. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  21. ^ "La gimnasta alavesa Salma Solaun estará en el Mundial de rítmica en Sofía". El Correo (in Spanish). 2022-08-29. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  22. ^ "Salma Solaun logra el bronce con España en el Mundial de gimnasia rítmica de Sofía". El Correo (in Spanish). 2022-09-16. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  23. ^ "Salma Solaun logra su segundo bronce en el Mundial de rítmica de Sofía". El Correo (in Spanish). 2022-09-18. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  24. ^ ""Desde pequeña mi sueño siempre ha sido acudir a unos Juegos Olímpicos"". El Correo (in Spanish). 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  25. ^ "Gymnastics history makers the toast of Sofia Rhythmic Worlds". gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
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