Pascual was doing ballet when at age seven her ballet teacher told her mother that her daughter had excellent qualities for Rhythmic Gymnastics. There was not a club in her town so, her mother drove for around an hour to get Pascual to and from training sessions at the Escuela de Competición in Murcia. Pascual later went to the Atlético Montemar in Alicante.
Pascual got her breakthrough in 1990 when Spain's head coach, Emilia Boneva, selected Pascual for the National Team. The newcomer was sent to the 1990 European Championships, where she helped the Spanish team win the bronze medal. She also placed 12th in the all-around and qualified for two event finals.
All the sacrifices that were made paid off when in 1990 Emilia Boneva selected her for the National Team. Pascual was one of Spain's most successful Rhythmic Gymnasts, and the first to get an Olympic medal. At the awards ceremony, bronze medalist Oksana Skaldina refused to acknowledge the podium results. Pascual is one of the few non-Eastern European rhythmic gymnasts to have successful career and medal at the Olympics.
An injured Pascual sat out at the 1992 World Championships, but came back for a bronze All-around medal at 1993 European Cup. But she struggled at the 1993 World Championships and finished 7th in All-around. Still, she would take silver with clubs behind teammate Carmen Acedo. She retired from the sport after the Alicante World Championships in 1993.
As a gymnast she stands out because of her difficult and expressive routines with great back flexibility, and inventive skills. She is now a coach, at Club IMD in Orihuela.
carolina, pascual, gracia, born, june, 1976, orihuela, alicante, former, spanish, individual, rhythmic, gymnast, 1992, olympics, silver, medalist, 1993, european, around, bronze, medalist, personal, informationfull, name, graciacountry, represented, spainborn,. Carolina Pascual Gracia 1 a born 17 June 1976 in Orihuela Alicante is a former Spanish Individual Rhythmic Gymnast She is the 1992 Olympics silver medalist and the 1993 European all around bronze medalist Carolina PascualPersonal informationFull nameCarolina Pascual GraciaCountry represented SpainBorn 1976 06 17 17 June 1976 age 46 Orihuela Alicante SpainDisciplineRhythmic gymnasticsMedal record Representing SpainOlympic Games1992 Barcelona All aroundWorld Championships1993 Alicante Clubs1991 Athens TeamEuropean Championships1990 Goteborg Team1992 Stuttgart TeamEuropean Cup Final1993 Malaga Clubs1993 Malaga All around1993 Malaga Ribbon Contents 1 Career 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditPascual was doing ballet when at age seven her ballet teacher told her mother that her daughter had excellent qualities for Rhythmic Gymnastics There was not a club in her town so her mother drove for around an hour to get Pascual to and from training sessions at the Escuela de Competicion in Murcia Pascual later went to the Atletico Montemar in Alicante Pascual at the 1991 World Championships in Athens Pascual got her breakthrough in 1990 when Spain s head coach Emilia Boneva selected Pascual for the National Team The newcomer was sent to the 1990 European Championships where she helped the Spanish team win the bronze medal She also placed 12th in the all around and qualified for two event finals All the sacrifices that were made paid off when in 1990 Emilia Boneva selected her for the National Team Pascual was one of Spain s most successful Rhythmic Gymnasts and the first to get an Olympic medal At the awards ceremony bronze medalist Oksana Skaldina refused to acknowledge the podium results Pascual is one of the few non Eastern European rhythmic gymnasts to have successful career and medal at the Olympics An injured Pascual sat out at the 1992 World Championships but came back for a bronze All around medal at 1993 European Cup But she struggled at the 1993 World Championships and finished 7th in All around Still she would take silver with clubs behind teammate Carmen Acedo She retired from the sport after the Alicante World Championships in 1993 As a gymnast she stands out because of her difficult and expressive routines with great back flexibility and inventive skills She is now a coach at Club IMD in Orihuela Notes Edit This name uses Spanish naming customs the first or paternal family name is Pascual and the second or maternal family name is Gracia References Edit Carolina Pascual Gracia COE es in Spanish Comite Olimpico Espanol Retrieved 21 January 2023 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carolina Pascual Carolina Pascual at the International Gymnastics Federation Carolina Pascual Gracia at the Comite Olimpico Espanol in Spanish Carolina Pascual Gracia at Olympics comCarolina Pascual at Olympic org archived Carolina Pascual at Olympedia This article about a Spanish Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biographical article related to rhythmic gymnastics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carolina Pascual amp oldid 1135006661, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
