Patricia Moreno
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Women's Artistic Gymnastics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 2004 Athens | Floor exercise | |
Patricia Moreno (born January 7, 1988 in Madrid) is a Spanish artistic gymnast. Moreno began gymnastics in 1995 and admires Romanian Simona Amanar. She took Spanish Women's Artistic Gymnastics first ever Olympic medal in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, where she was third on floor with score of 9.487. During the Olympics, Moreno also debuted a 3 and a 1/2 twist on floor, a move which is now named after her. Moreno has also performaed a quadruple twist.
Moreno missed the majority of the 2005 season with an injury sustained at thw 2005 European Championships, but has continued to compete in 2006. She appeared at the European Championships and the World Championships. She was an alternate for the floor finals at the World Champoinships, but has struggled to regain her Olympic form since the injury. She has however placed second and fourth at two World Cup events in 2006.
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