Marcela Torres
Swedish artistic gymnast
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Marcela Soledad Torres (born 4 October 1988) is an Argentine-born Swedish artistic gymnast.[1]
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Sweden| Marcela Torres | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | Marcela Soledad Torres | |||||||||||
| Born | 4 October 1988 | |||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||
| Country represented | Sweden | |||||||||||
| Former countries represented |  Argentina | |||||||||||
| Club | All Star Gymnastics Stockholm | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Marcela Torres was born on 4 October 1988 in Argentina, and she moved to Sweden in 2012. She became eligible to represent Sweden in 2015.[1]
Gymnastics career
Torres competed on vault at the 2015 European Championships, and she was the third reserve for the event final.[2] She won the all-around title at the 2015 Swedish Championships.[3] At the Anadia World Cup, she finished 5th in the vault event final.[4] At the 2015 Belgium-Sweden-Austria Friendly, the Swedish team finished 2nd.[5] She then competed at the 2015 World Championships with Ece Ayan, Stina Lovisa Estberg, Emma Larsson, Veronica Wagner, and Kim Singmuang, and the team finished 22nd.[6]
At the 2016 Doha World Cup, Torres finished 5th on vault.[7] She won the gold medal on vault at the 2016 Nordic Championships.[8] At the 2016 Swedish Championships, she won gold medals in the all-around, vault, and balance beam.[9] She competed on vault at the 2016 European Championships and was the third reserve for the event final.[10]
Torres won the gold medal in the all-around, uneven bars, and balance beam at the 2017 Swedish Championships.[11] She then won the gold medal on the vault at the 2017 Northern European Championships.[12] She won the silver medal in the all-around behind Jessica Castles at the 2018 Swedish Championships.[13] She competed at the 2018 World Championships, but she did not qualify for any event finals.[14]
