Andrea Fernández
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| Born | 2006 (age 18–19) Logroño, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Spain (2022-present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Club Ritmo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Alejandra Quereda, Ana María Pelaz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach(es) | Ruth Fernández Menéndez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Andrea Fernández (born 2006) is a Spanish rhythmic gymnast.[1] She represents Spain as part of the senior group.
Biography
[edit]At 3 years old, Andrea started practicing rhythmic gymnastics at Club Ritmo de León.[2]
In 2018, Fernández won gold with clubs at the Spanish Championships in the children's category.[3] In 2022, she was selected for the Spanish national team.[4]
In 2022, alongside her teammate Andrea Corral, she was named Best Female Athlete of the Year by the Gymnastics Federation of Castile and León.[5]
In December 2023, she was selected for the Spanish senior national team.[6]
In 2025, after Patricia Pérez and Ana Arnau retired, she made it into the starting 5. In April, she and Inés Bergua, Marina Cortelles, Andrea Corral, Lucía Muñoz, and Salma Solaun made their debut at the World Cup in Sofia, winning gold in the All-Around and with 3 balls & 2 hoops.[7] A week later they performed exhibitions of their routines in Ourense.[8] In May, they won silver in the All-Around and with 5 hoops, as well as bronze in the mixed event, at the stage in Portimão.[9][10] Selected for the European Championships in Tallinn, she helped the group win gold in the All-Around for the first time in 33 years, in addition to winning gold in the two event finals.[11][12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ "FERNANDEZ Andrea - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ^ "Las vimos llegar siendo casi unas niñas, con los ojos llenos de sueños y el moño deshecho. Empezaron en el club con solo 3 años". Instagram (in Spanish). 2025-06-08. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ^ "Finalizado el Cto de Clubes y 2ª fase Copa España conjuntos en Zaragoza". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ leonoticias (2022-09-06). "Andrea Fernández, del club Ritmo, regresa al conjunto nacional senior". leonoticias.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ^ Velasco, Guillermo (2023-02-21). "La gimnasia de Castilla y León se viste de etiqueta". Diario de Valladolid (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ "Convocatoria control preparatorio temporada 2024". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ "Dos oros y cinco finales en la Copa del Mundo de Sofia". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ "Lucía González se alza con el oro en el Torneo Internacional de Ourense". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ "La delegación española suma cinco medallas en la Copa del Mundo de Portimao". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ^ Leonoticias (2025-05-12). "Las leonesas Andrea Fernández y Andrea Corral pisan el podio en la Copa de Mundo". leonoticias.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ^ "Designación Campeonato de Europa gimnasia rítmica 2025". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ^ "El conjunto sénior se proclama campeón de Europa". rfegimnasia.es. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ^ "Onofriichuk, Spain new Champions of Europe". European Gymnastics. Retrieved 2025-06-08.