Brenda Magaña

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Magaña and the second or maternal family name is Almaral.
Brenda Magaña
Personal information
BornJuly 27, 1977 (1977-07-27) (age 47)
Guadalajara, Mexico
Sport
ClubWorld Olympic Gymnastics Academy
Coached byBogomil Ivanov
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Mexico
Pacific Rim Championships
Silver medal – second place 1998 Winnipeg Vault
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo Floor
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Santo Domingo Vault
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 1997 Medellín Vault

Brenda Vianey Magaña Almaral (born July 27, 1977 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican artistic gymnast. Magana is best known for being the first woman to successfully complete a triple back somersault dismount from the uneven bars at a World Championships or Olympics, which she did at the 2002 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.

She began practicing gymnastics at the age of three at the Club Deportivo Atlas Paradero in Guadalajara but then started training at WOGA Gymnastics in Texas, United States.[1] She was five years old when she participated in her first international competition in Czechoslovakia.[1]

Eponymous skill

Magaña has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.[2]

Apparatus Name Description Difficulty[a] Added to the Code of Points
Uneven bars Magaña Swing forward to triple back salto tucked G 2002 World Championships
  1. ^ Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points

References

  1. ^ a b "Deportistas Mexicanos en Atenas 2004". Centro Nacional de Informacion y Documentacion de Cultura Fisica y Deporte (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2004-12-16. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  2. ^ "2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. p. 103. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.