Simona Castro

Simona Castro
— Gymnast ♀ —
Full name	Simona Paz Castro Lazo
Country represented	Chile
Born	January 11, 1989
Hometown	Santiago, Chile
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior international
Medal record Women's gymnastics Representing  Chile Pan American Championships 2012 Medellín Balance Beam South American Games 2014 Santiago Balance Beam 2014 Santiago Team 2014 Santiago All-Around South American Championships 2011 Santiago Balance Beam 2013 Santiago All-Around 2011 Santiago Team

Simona Castro (born January 11, 1989^[1] in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean gymnast, the first one from her country to qualify to the Summer Olympic Games. She has a sister who is also an artistic gymnast, Martina Castro.

She has been a part of the Chilean National Gymnastics team since 2001. At the 2005 World Championships in Melbourne, she debuted for the first time at the senior international level, achieving 53rd place in the all-around.^[2] At the 2007 South American Championships in Colombia, she won the gold medal in the floor exercise.^[3] In 2009, she left Santiago to begin her college career at the University of Denver, majoring in business administration. At the 2011 South American Championships in Santiago, she won the silver medal on the balance beam. That same year at World Championships in Tokyo, Japan ^[4] she achieved 76th place, creating the spot for Chile at the Test Event in January 2012. She was highlighted as the best participation of a Chilean female gymnast at the world level. At the 2012 Pan-American Championships in Medellín, Colombia, she won the bronze on the balance beam. In March 2014, she won gold on the balance beam and silver in the All Around at South American Games, hosted in Santiago, Chile.

London 2012

On January 11, 2012, she achieved 24th place at the Test Event in London to give her a spot at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London.^[5] At the games, she finished in 43rd place in the all-around.^[6]

References

1. "Simona Castro Lazo". BBC Sport. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
2. 29th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Women Melbourne, Australia, 2005 November 21–27, GymnasticsResults.com, Retrieved July 12, 2015
3. "Simona Castro en Londres 2012 – Especial de Emol.com".
4. "Women's Qualification" (PDF).
5. "Gimnasta chilena Simona Castro clasifica a Londres 2012". Terra Chile. January 12, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
6. "Gymnastics Artistic Results - London  : Olympic Medals".