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Kimberly Salazar

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Kimberly Salazar
Full nameKimberly Salazar López
Born (2004-04-24) 24 April 2004 (age 22)
Xalapa, Mexico
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country represented
Medal record
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  Mexico
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Pan American Games 0 3 0
Pan American Championships 1 3 2
Central American and Caribbean Games 4 0 0
FIG World Cup 1 0 1
Total 6 6 3
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2023 SantiagoGroup all-Around
Silver medal – second place2023 Santiago5 Hoops
Silver medal – second place2023 Santiago3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Rio de Janeiro3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
Silver medal – second place2022 Rio de JaneiroAll-Around
Silver medal – second place2022 Rio de Janeiro5 Hoops
Silver medal – second place2023 GuadalajaraGroup All-around
Bronze medal – third place2026 Rio de JaneiroGroup All-Around
Bronze medal – third place2026 Rio de Janeiro5 Balls
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2023 San SalvadorGroup All-Around
Gold medal – first place2023 San Salvador5 Hoops
Gold medal – first place2023 San Salvador3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
Gold medal – first place2026 Santo DomingoGroup All-Around

Kimberly Salazar López[a] (born 24 April 2004) is a Mexican rhythmic gymnast and a member of the national senior group. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

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Salazar took up the sport at age 7. She practised athletics, but after watching some girls and seeing how flexible they were, she enrolled in rhythmic gymnastics.[1][2] She says the most influential people in her career are her parents and her coaches.[3]

Career

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Salazar debuted at the 2017 Junior Pan American Championships, taking 10th place in the all-around, 8th place with hoop, 16th with ball, 13th with clubs and 17th with ribbon.[4][5][6] In 2019, she competed at the first Junior World Championships in Moscow, competing with rope and ribbon and placing 52nd and 28th, respectively.[7]

Beginning in 2022 she was included into the national senior group. She debuted at the World Cup in Portimão, where they were 4th in the all-around and won two historical medals, the first on the World Cup circuit for Mexico: bronze with 5 hoops and gold with 3 ribbons and 2 balls.[8][9] A week later, at the World Cup in Pesaro, they took 7th place in the all-around and 5th in both event finals.[10]

In July, she competed at the Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, winning silver in the all-around and with 5 hoops and gold with 3 ribbons and 2 balls.[11][12] A month later, she traveled to Cluj-Napoca with the group for the last World Cup of the year, ending 4th in the all-around and with 5 hoops as well as 6th with 3 ribbons and 2 balls.[13][14]

In September, she represented Mexico along Dalia Alcocer, Nicole Cejudo, Sofia Flores and Adirem Tejeda at the World Championships in Sofia, taking 6th place in the all-around, 6th with 5 hoops and 8th with 3 ribbons and 2 balls.[15]

In 2026, Salazar was one of four gymnasts on the national team to lodge a complaint against their coach, Blajaith Aguilar, alleging physical and psychological abuse dating back to 2017, such as being forced to train long hours without a chance to eat. They alleged that reporting the abuse led to them being removed from the national team. CONADE provided the gymnasts with a training location and support.[16] Aguilar denied the allegations.[17]

Achievements

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Notes

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  1. ↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Salazar and the second or maternal family name is López.

References

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  1. ↑ Digital, Milenio. "Gimnasta mexicana vende calendarios para poder competir en EU". Grupo Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "SALAZAR Kimberly - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Kimberly Salazar trasciende en Panamericano de Gimnasia Rítmica". MÁSNOTICIAS (in Spanish). 19 July 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "2017 Junior Pan Am All-Around" (PDF). usagym. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "2017 Junior Pan Am Qualifications" (PDF). usagym. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "2017 Junior Pan Am Finals" (PDF). usagym. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "2019 Junior World Championships Result Book" (PDF). longinestiming.
  8. ↑ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Portimão 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  9. ↑ Deporte, Comisión Nacional de Cultura Física y. "Selección de gimnasia rítmica gana oro y bronce en World Challenge Cup". gob.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Pesaro 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "2022 Pan American Championships Groups All-Around" (PDF). usagym. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "2022 Pan American Championships Groups Finals" (PDF). usagym. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "2022 Cluj-Napoca World Cup Groups All-Around" (PDF). usagym. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "2022 Cluj-Napoca World Cup Groups Finals" (PDF). usagym. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  15. ↑ "2022 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). longinestiming.
  16. ↑ Morán, Karen (12 May 2026). ""Nos sentimos humilladas", gimnastas denuncian a entrenadora Blajaith Aguilar por maltrato psicológico" [“We feel humiliated”: Gymnasts accuse coach Blajaith Aguilar of psychological abuse.]. ESTO (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  17. ↑ Morán, Karen (13 May 2026). "Blajaith Aguilar responde a gimnastas: "Niego categóricamente cualquier acusación de maltrato"" [Blajaith Aguilar responds to gymnasts: “I categorically deny any accusation of mistreatment.”]. ESTO (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2026.
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