Yamilet Peña
Dominican Republic artistic gymnast / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yamilet Peña Abreu (born 4 December 1992 in Santo Domingo) is an elite artistic gymnast from the Dominican Republic who won a gold medal at the 2014 World Challenge Cup and the 2012 Pan American Championship in vault and a bronze medal at the 2012 World Cup. She is known for her execution of the Produnova—a handspring double front on vault.[1] She qualified for the vault finals at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2011 and the 2013 World Championships.
Yamilet Peña | |
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Full name | Yamilet Peña Abreu |
Nickname(s) | Chiqui |
Country represented | Dominican Republic |
Born | (1992-12-04) 4 December 1992 (age 31) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Height | 1.42 m (4 ft 8 in) |
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
Level | Senior International |
Years on national team | 2001- |
Head coach(es) | Yoandris Tamayo |
Assistant coach(es) | Jose Gabriel Valerio |
Former coach(es) | Francisco Susana |
Music | La llave de mi corazón from Juan Luis Guerra |
Medal record |
Peña won a silver medal in vault during the IV ALBA Games and qualified for the finals in the same apparatus at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games and the 2011 Pan American Games. Peña won the women's artistic gymnastics Athlete of the Year by the Dominican Republic Olympic Committee from 2008 to 2013.