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Gemma Mengual

Full name: Gemma Mengual Civil
Gender: Female
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Weight: 119 lbs (54 kg)
Born: April 12, 1977 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Affiliations: CN Kallipolis, Barcelona (ESP)
Country: ESP Spain
Sport: Synchronized Swimming

Medals: 2 Silver (2 Total)

Biography

In a sport long dominated by just three nations (United States, Canada and Japan), Gemma Mengual and Andrea Fuentes made Spain only the sixth nation to medal in synchronized swimming at the Olympics. Behind the untouchable pair of Anastasiya Dayvdova and Anastasiya Yermakova, the Spanish duo placed second. They repeated that performance as a part of the team competition, again finishing behind Russia. But Mengual was not a stranger to the world of synchronized swimming, having earned numerous medals at both the World Championships and European Championships already, earning a total of 19 World Championship medals in her career. Her best result came in 2009, when whe won the free routine for teams, and placed second in all five other competitions, the free and technical routines for solo, duet and team. She was even more successful at the 2008 European Championships, where she won all four titles available, adding to her gold medal from 2004 and nine silvers and three bronzes won at earlier occasions. In early 2012, she announced she would not compete in the London Olympics.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
2000 Summer 23 Sydney Synchronized Swimming Women's Duet Spain ESP 8
2004 Summer 27 Athina Synchronized Swimming Women's Duet Spain ESP 4
2004 Summer 27 Athina Synchronized Swimming Women's Team Spain ESP 4
2008 Summer 31 Beijing Synchronized Swimming Women's Duet Spain ESP 2 Silver
2008 Summer 31 Beijing Synchronized Swimming Women's Team Spain ESP 2 Silver

Women's Duet

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Partner Phase Unit Rank PTS TRP FRP TM AI E OI
2000 Summer 23 Sydney Synchronized Swimming Spain ESP Paola Tirados Final 8
2000 Summer 23 Sydney Synchronized Swimming Spain ESP Paola Tirados Final Technical 8
2000 Summer 23 Sydney Synchronized Swimming Spain ESP Paola Tirados Final Free 8
2000 Summer 23 Sydney Synchronized Swimming Spain ESP Paola Tirados Qualifying 8 QU
2000 Summer 23 Sydney Synchronized Swimming Spain ESP Paola Tirados Qualifying Technical 8
2000 Summer 23 Sydney Synchronized Swimming Spain ESP Paola Tirados Qualifying Free 8
2004 Summer 27 Athina Synchronized Swimming Spain ESP Paola Tirados Final 4
2004 Summer 27 Athina Synchronized Swimming Spain ESP Paola Tirados Final Technical 4
2004 Summer 27 Athina Synchronized Swimming Spain ESP Paola Tirados Final Free 4
2004 Summer 27 Athina Synchronized Swimming Spain ESP Paola Tirados Qualifying 4 QU
2004 Summer 27 Athina Synchronized Swimming Spain ESP Paola Tirados Qualifying Technical 4
2004 Summer 27 Athina Synchronized Swimming Spain ESP Paola Tirados Qualifying Free 4
2008 Summer 31 Beijing Synchronized Swimming Spain ESP Andrea Fuentes Final 2 98,334 48,834 49,500
2008 Summer 31 Beijing Synchronized Swimming Spain ESP Andrea Fuentes Final Free 2 49,500 49,500 49,500
2008 Summer 31 Beijing Synchronized Swimming Spain ESP Andrea Fuentes Qualifying 2 QU 97,918
2008 Summer 31 Beijing Synchronized Swimming Spain ESP Andrea Fuentes Qualifying Free 2 QU 49,084 49,000 49,167
2008 Summer 31 Beijing Synchronized Swimming Spain ESP Andrea Fuentes Qualifying Technical 2 48,834 48,667 49,000

Women's Team

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank PTS TRP FRP TM AI E OI
2004 Summer 27 Athina Synchronized Swimming Spain ESP Final Standings 4
2004 Summer 27 Athina Synchronized Swimming Spain ESP Technical Routine 4
2004 Summer 27 Athina Synchronized Swimming Spain ESP Free Routine 4
2008 Summer 31 Beijing Synchronized Swimming Spain ESP Final Standings 2 98,251 48,917 49,334
2008 Summer 31 Beijing Synchronized Swimming Spain ESP Free 2 49,334 49,167 49,500
2008 Summer 31 Beijing Synchronized Swimming Spain ESP Technical 2 48,917 48,833 49,000