Vanessa Galindo
{{Short description|Colombian rhythmic gymnast}}
{{Infobox gymnast|name=Vanessa Galindo|full_name=Vanessa Galindo Saavedra|country={{COL}}|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|2002|03|17}}|birth_place=Bogotá, Colombia|discipline=RG|natlteam=2017–|club=|show-medals=yes|medaltemplates=
{{MedalSport|Rhythmic gymnastics}}
{{MedalCountry|{{COL}}}}
{{MedalCount
| Pacific Rim Championships |0|0|1
| CAC Games | 0|1|0
| South American Championships | 0|1|8
| Bolivarian Games | 2|2|1
| total = yes
}}
{{MedalCompetition|Pacific Rim Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|2024 Cali|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Central American and Caribbean Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2023 San Salvador|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|South American Championships}}
{{MedalSilver | 2018 Melgar | Team}}
{{MedalBronze | 2018 Melgar | Hoop}}
{{MedalBronze | 2019 Bogotá | Hoop}}
{{MedalBronze | 2021 Cali | Team}}
{{MedalBronze | 2021 Cali | All-around team}}
{{MedalBronze | 2022 Paipa | Team}}
{{MedalBronze | 2022 Paipa| All-around team}}
{{MedalBronze | 2023 Barranquilla | Team}}
{{MedalBronze | 2023 Barranquilla | All-around team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Bolivarian Games}}
{{MedalGold | 2022 Valledupar|Ball}}
{{MedalGold | 2022 Valledupar |Clubs}}
{{MedalSilver | 2022 Valledupar |All-around}}
{{MedalSilver | 2022 Valledupar | Hoop}}
{{MedalBronze | 2022 Valledupar | Ribbon}}
|height=|headcoach=Marta Pardo / Mariangel Balza}}
Vanessa Galindo (born 17 March 2002) is a Colombian rhythmic gymnast.{{Cite web |title=GALINDO Vanessa - FIG Athlete Profile |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=56913 |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=www.gymnastics.sport}} She's a multiple South American Championships medalist.
Career
Vanessa debuted at the 2017 Pan American Championships in Daytona Beach where she ended 7th in teams and 14th in the All-Around.{{Cite web |title=2017 Pan American Junior Teams |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_17panam_jrteam.pdf |website=static.usagym.org |format=PDF}}{{Cite web |title=2017 Pan American Junior All-Around |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_17panam_jraa.pdf |website=static.usagym.org |format=PDF}}
In 2018, at the World Cup in Portimão she was 24th in the All-Around, 26th with hoop,19th with ball, 24th with clubs and 23rd with ribbon.{{Cite web |title=Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Portimão 2018 - Results |url=https://www.the-sports.org/gymnastics-world-cup-rhythmic-gymnastics-portimao-results-2018-epr86344.html#370718 |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=www.the-sports.org}} In the summer she took part in the Central American and Caribbean Games.{{Cite web |title=Comenzó la gimnasia rítmica en Barranquilla-2018 |url=https://www.elheraldo.co/deportes/comenzo-la-gimnasia-ritmica-en-barranquilla-2018-524278?amp |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=elheraldo.co}} In September, she was selected for the 2018 Pan American Championship; she was 5th in teams and 17th in the All-Around.{{Cite web |title=2018 Pan American teams |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_18panamchamps_team.pdf}}{{Cite web |title=2018 Pan American All-Around |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_18panamchamps_aa.pdf}} In October, she won silver in teams and bronze with hoop at the South American Championships.{{Cite web |title=Nominative list |url=http://consugi.com/wp-content/uploads//LISTADO-GENERAL-INSCRITOS-MELGAR.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028073929/http://consugi.com/wp-content/uploads//LISTADO-GENERAL-INSCRITOS-MELGAR.pdf |archive-date=2018-10-28 |access-date=2018-10-28}}
She competed at the 2019 World Cup in Guadalajara, finishing 33rd in the All-Around, 31st with hoop, 27th with ball, 35th with clubs and 35th with ribbon.{{Cite web |title=Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Guadalajara 2019 - Results |url=https://www.the-sports.org/gymnastics-world-cup-rhythmic-gymnastics-guadalajara-results-2019-epr94419.html#416259 |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=www.the-sports.org}} Then she took part in the South American Championships where she won bronze in the hoop final.{{Cite web |date=2019-06-04 |title=Lina Dussán y Vanessa Galindo obtuvieron bronces en Sudamericano de Gimnasia |url=http://www.boyaca.gov.co/lina-dussan-y-vanessa-galindo-obtuvieron-bronces-en-sudamericano-de-gimnasia/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Gobernación de Boyacá |language=es}} She was selected for her maiden World Championships, finishing 34th in teams, 80th in the All-Around, 75th with hoop, 101th with ball, 79th with ribbon.{{Cite web |title=2019 World Championships Result Book |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_19worlds_complete.pdf |website=static.usagym.org |format=PDF}}
After the 2020 season was cut short because of the COVID-19 pandemic, she returned to competition at the 2021 World Cup in Minsk, ending 19th in the All-Around, 19th with hoop, 18th with ball, 18th with clubs and 18th with ribbon.{{Cite web |title=Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Minsk 2021 - Results |url=https://www.the-sports.org/gymnastics-world-cup-rhythmic-gymnastics-minsk-results-2021-epr114693.html#511745 |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=www.the-sports.org}} In June she competed at the Pan American Championships being 5th in teams, 14th in the All-Around, 12th with hoop, 15th with ball, 16th with clubs and 7th with ribbon.{{Cite web |title=2021 Pan American Championships Result Book |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/r_21panamchamps_complete.pdf |website=static.usagym.org |format=PDF}} Then at the 2021 South American Championships she won bronze in teams along Lina Dussan, Nathalia Hurtado and Oriana Viñas.[https://consugisoft.com/libro_de_resultados/12 Results book]. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
In 2022 she performed at the World Cup in Portimão ending 23rd in the All-Around, 22nd with hoop, 24th with ball, 27th with clubs and 27th with ribbon.{{Cite web |title=Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Portimão 2022 - Results |url=https://www.the-sports.org/gymnastics-world-cup-rhythmic-gymnastics-portimao-results-2022-epr120865.html#547695 |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=www.the-sports.org}} At the Bolivarian Games in Valledupar she won gold with ball and clubs, silver in the All-Around, with hoop and bronze with ribbon.{{Cite web |title=2022 Bolivarian Games All-Around |url=https://www.bolivarianosvalledupar.com/competencias/esquema/3/competencia/177494 |website=www.bolivarianosvalledupar.com}}{{Cite web |title=2022 Bolivarian Games Hoop |url=https://www.bolivarianosvalledupar.com/competencias/esquema/3/competencia/182573 |website=www.bolivarianosvalledupar.com}}{{Cite web |title=2022 Bolivarian Games Ball |url=https://www.bolivarianosvalledupar.com/competencias/esquema/3/competencia/182576 |website=www.bolivarianosvalledupar.com}}{{Cite web |title=2022 Bolivarian Games Clubs |url=https://www.bolivarianosvalledupar.com/competencias/esquema/3/competencia/182577 |website=www.bolivarianosvalledupar.com}}{{Cite web |title=2022 Bolivarian Games Ribbon |url=https://www.bolivarianosvalledupar.com/competencias/esquema/3/competencia/182575 |website=www.bolivarianosvalledupar.com}} During the South American Championships she, again won bronze in teams with Nathalia Hurtado and Oriana Viñas.[http://consugisoft.com/ritmica/tableros/46/resultados Consugi - Official results]. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
In 2023 she won team silver at the Central American and Caribbean Games.{{cite news |date=2 July 2023 |title=Gymnastics - Team All-Around Medalists |url=https://wrs-jcc2023-resources.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/2023jcc/reports/GRYW1TEAM-------------FNL---------.C73E_1_0.pdf |access-date=2 July 2023}} In October she competed at the South American Championships where she won bronze in teams alongside Lina Dussan and Oriana Viñas.[https://consugi.consugisoft.com/ritmica/tableros/69/resultados Consugi - Official results]. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
References
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Category:Colombian rhythmic gymnasts
Category:21st-century Colombian sportswomen
Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in gymnastics
Category:Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Colombia
Category:Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
Category:Competitors at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
Category:Sportspeople from Bogotá
Category:Bolivarian Games gold medalists for Colombia
Category:Bolivarian Games medalists in gymnastics