Carmen Acedo
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| Full name | Carmen Acedo Jorge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |
 Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 10, 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Carmen Acedo Jorge (born February 10, 1975 in Lérida, Spain) was an individual rhythmic gymnast from Spain.[1]
Biography
Acedo trained with Rosa Menor as a junior at club Patricia. She was first selected for the Spanish junior group in 1989. Acedo had a tough start in her first senior International Competition, at the 1991 World Championships she placed 21st in the preliminary and did not advance to the All-around finals. In 1992, Acedo finished 10th in all-around at the European Championships.
Acedo competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where she finished off the podium in 4th place All-around behind teamamte Carolina Pascual who son the silver medal. At the 1992 World Championships, Acedo finally won a pair of medals taking home a silver medal for ball and a bronze for clubs. She became the Spanish National Champion in 1993. Shen went to won the clubs final at the 1993 World Championships with the Spanish Team finishing 4th place in Team.
She is married to race walker Jesús Ángel García.
References
External links
- Carmen Acedo at Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique
- sports-reference