Carolina Rodriguez Ballesteros
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Carolina Rodríguez Ballesteros was born on May 24, 1986 in León, Spain
. Rodríguez started rhythmic gymnastics
from the age of seven. She says, “Since the first time I saw this sport I fell in love with it.” She plays for the Ritmo
club. She has three coaches who are Nina Vitrichenko, Ruth Fernández Menéndez, and Nuria Castaño Fernández. Rodríguez trains for 25 hours per week and she dreams of becoming an Olympic medalist.
In 2001 during the World Championships in Madrid
, she became the Junior National Vice-Champion. She became the National Champion three times in individual performances. She was fourth at the 1999 European Championships in the Junior Group. Finally, she was first at the International Tournament of Portimao
1999 also as part of the Junior Group.
León, Spain
León is the capital of the province of León in the autonomous community of Castile and León, situated in the northwest of Spain. Its city population of 136,985 makes it the largest municipality in the province, accounting for more than one quarter of the province's population...
. Rodríguez started rhythmic gymnastics
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which individuals or teams of competitors manipulate one or two pieces of apparatus: rope, clubs, hoop, ball, ribbon and Free . An individual athlete only manipulates 1 apparatus at a time...
from the age of seven. She says, “Since the first time I saw this sport I fell in love with it.” She plays for the Ritmo
Ritmo
Ritmo is the title of the fifth by the British singer-songwriter Judie Tzuke, released in September 1983. The album peaked at no.26 in the UK.The album was Tzuke's second and final album to be released during her contract with Chrysalis Records...
club. She has three coaches who are Nina Vitrichenko, Ruth Fernández Menéndez, and Nuria Castaño Fernández. Rodríguez trains for 25 hours per week and she dreams of becoming an Olympic medalist.
In 2001 during the World Championships in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, she became the Junior National Vice-Champion. She became the National Champion three times in individual performances. She was fourth at the 1999 European Championships in the Junior Group. Finally, she was first at the International Tournament of Portimao
Portimão
Portimão is a Portuguese town located in the District of Faro in the Region of Algarve, the southern coast of Portugal. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão . In 1924, it was incorporated as a cidade and became known merely as Portimão. The town has 41,000 inhabitants and the Portimão...
1999 also as part of the Junior Group.