Ana Đerek
{{short description|Croatian artistic gymnast}}
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Ana Đerek (born 4 September 1998) is a Croatian artistic gymnast, representing her nation in international competitions. She participated at the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow,{{cite web|title=2015 World Gymnastics Championships Athlete Profiles – Ana Đerek|url=http://www.2015worldgymnastics.com/the-championships/athlete-profiles.aspx|website=2015worldgymnastics.com|accessdate=27 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128213457/http://www.2015worldgymnastics.com/the-championships/athlete-profiles.aspx|archive-date=2016-01-28|url-status=dead}} and eventually qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics through the test event, held four months earlier in Rio de Janeiro.{{cite news|title=Ana Đerek |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/ana-derek |publisher=Rio 2016 |accessdate=25 April 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826093622/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/ana-derek |archivedate=26 August 2016 |df=dmy }}{{cite news|title = Brazilian Women Lead Final Olympic Qualification|url = http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4536:brazilian-women-lead-final-olympic-qualification&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=164|publisher = International Gymnast Magazine|author = Amanda Turner|date = 17 April 2016|accessdate = 14 August 2016}}
Gymnastics career
At the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Đerek attained a score of 11.433 on the balance beam and a 13.200 on the floor exercises, but on vault she mistimed her steps and ran over the vaulting table, which resulted in an empty score and her withdrawal from the starting list on the uneven bars.{{cite news|title=A Croatian teen gymnast accidentally completed the easiest competitive vault of all-time|url = http://usatodayhss.com/2016/video-a-croatian-teen-gymnast-accidentally-completed-the-easiest-competitive-vault-of-all-time|publisher = USA Today|author = Cam Smith|date = 9 August 2016|accessdate = 25 April 2017}} Consequently, Đerek did not rank in the qualification phase of the individual all-around competition.{{cite news|title=Artistic Gymnastics: Women's Qualification Subdivision 1 Results |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/artistic-gymnastics-womens-qualification-subdivision-1 |publisher=Rio 2016 |accessdate=25 April 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826202916/https://www.rio2016.com/en/artistic-gymnastics-womens-qualification-subdivision-1 |archivedate=26 August 2016 |df=dmy }}
At the Doha World Cup on 25 March 2017, Đerek attained a score of 12.833 on the balance beam and a 12.900 in the floor exercise finals,{{citation|title = Asians Ace Doha World Cup|url = http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4797:asians-ace-doha-world-cup&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221|publisher = International Gymnast Magazine Online|author = Amanda Turner|date = 25 March 2017|accessdate = 27 May 2017}} winning bronze for the latter.{{citation|title = Croatian Gymnasts Continue Medal Streak|url = http://www.total-croatia-news.com/sport/17721-croatian-gymnasts-continue-medal-streak|publisher = Total Croatia News|author = Igor Nobilo|date = 25 March 2017|accessdate = 27 May 2017}}
At the World Cup Series in Baku on 18 March 2018, Đerek scored 13.533 points on the floor exercise final to win gold.{{Cite web|url=http://greece.greekreporter.com/2018/03/18/greek-gymnast-ioanna-xoulogi-wins-silver-in-baku/|title = Greek Gymnast Ioanna Xoulogi Wins Silver in Baku|date = 18 March 2018}}
In 2019, Đerek qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics via the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Stuttgart.{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B3SJhJIlr_K/ | title=Ana Đerek on Instagram: "Writing this post with tears of joy in my eyes 🙈 So proud to tell you I qualified for the TOKYO 2020 Olympic Games 🇯🇵 It's everything I've been working for and to finally have it happen feels so unreal. What a year!! 👀 Thank you for supporting me ♥️ #stuttgart2019" }} In the qualification phase held in Tokyo on 25 July 2021 (postponed from 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic), she attained a score of 11.633 on balance beam and a 12.433 in the floor exercise.{{cite web|title = Artistic Gymnastics - Subdivision 1 Results|url = https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/artistic-gymnastics/results-women-qual-000001-.htm|publisher = Olympics|date = 25 July 2021|accessdate = 27 July 2021|archive-date = 27 July 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210727100346/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/artistic-gymnastics/results-women-qual-000001-.htm|url-status = dead}}
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External links
- {{FIG|bio=37000|lic=21313|name=Ana Derek}}
- {{Instagram|anaderek5|Ana Đerek}}
{{commons category|Ana Đerek}}
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Category:Croatian female artistic gymnasts
Category:Sportspeople from Split, Croatia
Category:Gymnasts at the 2015 European Games
Category:European Games competitors for Croatia
Category:Gymnasts at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic gymnasts for Croatia