Lina Dussan

Lina Dussan
Full nameLina Marcela Dussan Orozco
Country represented Colombia
Born (1998-03-15) 15 March 1998 (age 26)
Florencia, Colombia
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
DisciplineRhythmic Gymnastics
LevelInternational Elite
Years on national team2014–
ClubBogota District
Medal record
Rhythmic gymnastics
Representing  Colombia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Pan American Sports Festival 1 1 2
South American Games 0 1 3
South American Championships 1 10 21
CAC Games 0 2 6
Bolivarian Games 7 2 0
Total 9 16 32
Pan American Sports Festival
Gold medal – first place 2014 Guadalajara Hoop
Silver medal – second place 2014 Guadalajara Ball
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Guadalajara Clubs
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Guadalajara Ribbon
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cochabamba Ball
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cochabamba All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cochabamba Hoop
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cochabamba Clubs
South American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Cochabamba Hoop
Silver medal – second place 2014 Cúcuta Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Cochabamba Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Cochabamba All-around
Silver medal – second place 2016 Paipa Ball
Silver medal – second place 2017 Cochabamba Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Cochabamba Ball
Silver medal – second place 2017 Cochabamba Clubs
Silver medal – second place 2018 Melgar Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Barranquilla Ball
Silver medal – second place 2023 Barranquilla Ribbon
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Cúcuta All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Cúcuta Hoop
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Cúcuta Ball
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Cúcuta Clubs
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Cúcuta Ribbon
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Cochabamba Hoop
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Cochabamba Ribbon
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Paipa Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Paipa All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Paipa Clubs
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Paipa Ribbon
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Cochabamba All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Melgar All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Melgar Clubs
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Bogotá Clubs
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Cali Team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Cali Clubs
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Cali All-around team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Barranquilla Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Barranquilla Hoop
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Barranquilla All-around team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 San Salvador Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 San Salvador All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Veracruz Hoop
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Barranquilla All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Barranquilla Hoop
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Barranquilla Ball
Bronze medal – third place 2023 San Salvador Hoop
Bronze medal – third place 2023 San Salvador Clubs
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Santa Marta Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Santa Marta All-around
Gold medal – first place 2017 Santa Marta Ball
Gold medal – first place 2017 Santa Marta Clubs
Gold medal – first place 2017 Santa Marta Ribbon
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar All-around
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar Hoop
Silver medal – second place 2017 Santa Marta Hoop
Silver medal – second place 2022 Valledupar Ball

Lina Dussan (born 15 March 1998) is a Colombian rhythmic gymnast.[1] She participated at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2022.

Personal life

She took up the sport at age seven in Bogotá; after she attended the National Games and fell in love with the sport, she now trains up to eight hours per day.[2] Her idols are Ukrainian rhythmic gymnasts Alina Maksimenko and Anna Bessonova. In 2017 she won the Utadeo Prize as the Best Athlete at Jorge Tadeo Lozano University in Colombia, where she studies journalism and social and behavioural Science.[3]

Career

Lina debuted at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, ending 95th in the All-Around, 75th with hoop, 94th with ball, 107th with clubs and 109th with ribbon.[4] In October, she won silver in teams and the All-Around and bronze with hoops and ribbon at the South American Championships.[5]

The following year she competed at the World Cups in Sofia, being 33rd in the All-Around,32nd with hoop, 34th with the ball, 29th with clubs and 33rd with ribbon and Guadalajara, where she was 28th in the All-Around, 30th with hoop, 25th with the ball, 21st with clubs and 28th with ribbon.[6][7] She then won bronze in the teams, in the All-Around and with clubs and ribbon, and silver with the ball at the South American Championships.

In 2017 Dussan competed at the World Cup in Guadalajara, being 32nd in the All-Around, 36th with hoop, 27th with ball, and 30th with clubs and ribbon.[8] At the Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, taking 9th place in the All-Around, 18th with hoop, 10th with ball, 8th with clubs and ribbon.[9][10]

She participated in the World Cup in Portimão, ending 24th in the All-Around, 26th with hoop,19th with ball, 24th with clubs and 23rd with ribbon.[11] In September, she was selected for the 2018 Pan American Championship; she was 5th in teams and 16th in the All-Around.[12][13] In October, she won silver in teams and bronze in the All-Around and with clubs at the South American Championships.[14]

In 2019 she participated in the World Cups in Baku, 65th in the All-Around, 61st with hoop, 67th with a ball, 52nd with clubs and 65th with ribbon, and Guadalajara was 31st in the All-Around, 34th with hoop, 35th with the ball, 29th with clubs and 34th with ribbon.[15][16] In September, she competed at the World Championships in Baku, ending 72nd in the All-Around, 63rd with hoop, 73rd with ball, 97th in clubs and 100th with ribbon.[17]

After the 2020 season was cut short because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lina returned to competition at the 2021 World Cup in Baku, ending 49th in the All-Around, 43rd with hoop, 48th with ball, 45th with clubs and 52nd with ribbon, then in Minsk ending 17th in the All-Around, 14th with hoop, 19th with ball,17th with clubs and 15th with ribbon.[18][19] In June, she participated in the Pan American Championships, taking 10th place in the All-Around, 13th with hoop, 8th with the ball, 9th with the ball, 9th with clubs, 11th with ribbon and 5th in teams.[20] At the World Championships, she took 45th place in the All-Around, 47th with hoop, 48th with ball, 44th with clubs and 42nd with ribbon.[21] She then participated in the South American Championships, winning two bronze medals in teams and with clubs.[22]

In 2022 she made her debut at the World Cup in Tashkent, ending 18th in the All-Around, 14th with hoop, 20th with ball, 19th with clubs and 18th with ribbon.[23] After that, she was in Portimão 22nd in the All-Around, 18th with hoop, 25th with ball, 28th with clubs and 26th with ribbon.[24] In July, she competed at the Pan American Championships, being 12th in the All-Around, 8th with hoop, 13th with ball, 15th with clubs and 13th with ribbon.[25][26] Dussan was then selected for the World Championships. She was 52nd in the All-Around, 48th with hoop, 46th with the ball, 64th with clubs and 65th with ribbon.[27] In October, she competed at the South American Games ending 4th in the All-Around, 6th with hoop, 4th with ball, 4th with clubs and 6th with ribbon.[28][29][30][31][32]

References

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  2. ^ Noticias, B. C. (2021-03-25). "Los retos "mayores" de la Selección Colombia de Gimnasia Rítmica". BC Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  3. ^ "Lina Dussán, la gimnasta rítmica que se enamoró del periodismo deportivo". Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  4. ^ "2015 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). usagym.
  5. ^ "2015 South American Championships". Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-25.
  6. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Sofia 2016 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  7. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Guadalajara 2016 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  8. ^ "Ginnastica - Coppa del Mondo Ginnastica Rithmica - Guadalajara 2017 - Risultati". www.gli-sport.info. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  9. ^ "Pan American All-Around 2017" (PDF).
  10. ^ "2017 Pan Americans finals" (PDF).
  11. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Portimão 2018 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  12. ^ "2018 Pan American teams" (PDF).
  13. ^ "2018 Pan American All-Around" (PDF).
  14. ^ "Nominative list" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-28. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  15. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Baku 2019 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  16. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Guadalajara 2019 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  17. ^ "2019 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). usagym.
  18. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Baku 2021 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  19. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Minsk 2021 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  20. ^ "2021 Pan American Result Book" (PDF). usagym.
  21. ^ "2021 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). usagym.
  22. ^ "2021 South American Result Book" (PDF). consugisoft.
  23. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Tashkent 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  24. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Portimão 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
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  26. ^ "2022 Pan American Finals" (PDF). usagym.
  27. ^ "2022 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). usagym.
  28. ^ "2022 South American Games All-Around". asu2022.
  29. ^ "2022 South American Games Hoop". asu2022.
  30. ^ "2022 South American Games ball". asu2022.
  31. ^ "2022 South American Games clubs". asu2022.
  32. ^ "2022 South American Games ribbon".