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Michelle Pineda
Mexican artistic gymnast From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michelle Janeth Pineda (born 13 December 2007)[1] is a Mexican-American senior artistic gymnast. She was the 2024 Pan American senior all around champion.
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Pineda began gymnastics at age six and began training at Metroplex Gymnastics in 2017.[2]
She began her junior elite season competing at the 2021 Winter Cup, placing 13th in the junior all around.[3] In 2022 she placed eleventh in the junior Winter Cup all around, tied with Claire Pease of WOGA. She placed seventh in the junior U.S Classic,[4] and seventeenth in the junior U.S. Championship.[5]
Pineda qualified elite following the Buckeye Classic in 2022, where she gained a 49.900 score in the all around, surpassing the necessary 49.500 to qualify. She was the only competitor at the meet to gain elite status.[6] At the 2023 senior American Classic Pineda earned the bronze in the all around and gold on the floor exercise.[7]
In 2024 Pineda gained a FIG licence to compete for Mexico, and she joined their B team.[8] She then competed in the 2024 Pan American Championships, where she qualified first in the all around with a score of 52.533. She also contributed on all events to lead Mexico to a team bronze.[9] During the all around final she earned the gold medal with a score of 52.500.[9] In event finals she placed fourth on uneven bars and tied with Brazil's Hellen Carvalho for silver on floor exercise with a score of 13.100. She won the gold on balance beam with a score of 13.367.[10]
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