Cynthia Valdez

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| fullname = Cynthia Yazmín Valdez Pérez

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| birth_place = Guadalajara

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| height = 1.71 m

| discipline = RG

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Cynthia Yazmín Valdez Pérez{{cite web|url=http://www.cob.org.br/sobre_cob/relatorios_pan/pan_american_games_rio2007.pdf |title=Official Results Rio 2007 - Rhythmic Gymnastics Section |accessdate=October 20, 2011 |publisher=Brazilian Olympic Committee |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704200834/http://www.cob.org.br/sobre_cob/relatorios_pan/pan_american_games_rio2007.pdf |archivedate=July 4, 2012 |df=mdy }} (born December 11, 1987){{cite web|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/deportes/88408.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221053206/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/deportes/88408.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 21, 2013|title=El Perfil - Cynthia Valdez|date=February 2, 2007|accessdate=October 19, 2011|publisher=El Universal|language=Spanish}} is an individual Mexican rhythmic gymnast born in Guadalajara{{cite web|url=http://info.guadalajara2011.org.mx/ESP/ZB/ZBB101A_GR@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ESP_number=10264.htm|title=Valdez Cynthia Yazmin|accessdate=October 18, 2011|publisher=XVI Juegos Panamericanos Guadalajara 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019231357/http://info.guadalajara2011.org.mx/ESP/ZB/ZBB101A_GR%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40%40ESP_number%3D10264.htm|archive-date=October 19, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} who has won 10 Pan American Games medals—two gold, four silver and four bronze medals.

Career

She won a bronze medal in the 2003 Pan American Games, held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in the ribbon modality.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/panam2003/results_08.html|title=Results|accessdate=October 20, 2011|publisher=CBC}}

Cynthia Valdez won four medals in the 2007 Pan American Games held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a silver medal in the all-around modality, and three bronze medals, in the clubs, rope and ribbon modalities.

She won five medals in the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico, which were two gold medals and three silver medals. Cynthia Valdez won the gold medals in the hoop{{cite web|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/801829.html|title=Oro y plata para Cynthia Valdez|date=October 17, 2011|accessdate=October 18, 2011|publisher=El Universal|language=Spanish|archive-date=January 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126090751/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/801829.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://mexico.cnn.com/deportes/2011/10/18/cynthia-valdez-la-mexicana-con-mas-medallas-en-los-panamericanos-2011|title=Cynthia Valdez, la mexicana con más medallas en los Panamericanos 2011|date=October 18, 2011|accessdate=October 18, 2011|publisher=CNN México|language=Spanish}} and in the club modalities,{{cite web|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/802149.html|title=Cynthia Valdez logra su segunda medalla de oro|date=October 18, 2011|accessdate=October 20, 2011|publisher=El Universal|language=Spanish|archive-date=December 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111213225012/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/802149.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://info.guadalajara2011.org.mx/ENG/GR/GRR173A_GRW1031039@@@@@@@ENG.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020154210/http://info.guadalajara2011.org.mx/ENG/GR/GRR173A_GRW1031039@@@@@@@ENG.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 20, 2011|title=Individual Competition Clubs Final|accessdate=October 19, 2010|publisher=XVI Juegos Panamericanos Guadalajara 2011}} while she won the silver medals in the all-around, in the ball, and in the ribbon modalities.{{cite web|url=http://info.guadalajara2011.org.mx/ENG/GR/GRR173A_GRW1041049@@@@@@@ENG.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022035036/http://info.guadalajara2011.org.mx/ENG/GR/GRR173A_GRW1041049@@@@@@@ENG.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 22, 2011|title=Individual Competition Ribbon Final|accessdate=October 19, 2011|publisher=XVI Juegos Panamericanos Guadalajara 2011}} Cynthia Valdez was the only rhythmic gymnast to win a medal in each one of the individual competitions in the 2011 Pan American Games.{{cite web|url=http://mx.deportes.yahoo.com/noticias/panam-mexicana-valdez-consigue-2do-oro-gimnasia-r%C3%ADtmica-200806836.html|title=Panam: Mexicana Valdez consigue su 2do oro en gimnasia rítmica|date=October 18, 2011|accessdate=October 20, 2011|publisher=Yahoo! Deportes|language=Spanish|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330221157/http://mx.deportes.yahoo.com/noticias/panam-mexicana-valdez-consigue-2do-oro-gimnasia-r%C3%ADtmica-200806836.html|archive-date=March 30, 2012|url-status=dead}}

References

External links

{{Official website|http://www.cynthiavaldez.com.mx/}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20111020001952/http://mx.deportes.yahoo.com/fotos/panamericanos-cynthia-valdez-1318892417-slideshow/ Slideshow] – Yahoo! Deportes.

Category:1987 births

Category:Living people

Category:Gymnasts at the 2007 Pan American Games

Category:Gymnasts at the 2011 Pan American Games

Category:Sportspeople from Guadalajara, Jalisco

Category:Mexican rhythmic gymnasts

Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico

Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico

Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico

Category:Pan American Games silver medalists in gymnastics

Category:Pan American Games gold medalists in gymnastics

Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists in gymnastics