Simona Castro (born January 11, 1989 in

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) is a Chilean gymnast who competed at the

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, and

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. She has a sister who is an artistic gymnast,

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. She has been a part of the Chile National Gymnastics team since 2001. At the 2005 World Championships in Melbourne, she debuted at the senior international level, achieving 53rd place in the all-around. At the 2007 South American Championships in Colombia, she won the gold medal in the floor exercise. In 2009, she left Santiago to begin her college career at the

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, majoring in business administration. At the 2011 South American Championships in Santiago, she won the silver medal on the balance beam. That same year at World Championships in Tokyo, Japan she achieved 76th place, creating the spot for Chile at the Test Event in January 2012. She achieved the best result ever for a Chilean female gymnast at the world level. At the 2012 Pan-American Championships in Medellín, Colombia, she won the bronze on the balance beam. In March 2014, she won gold on the balance beam and silver in the All Around at South American Games, hosted in Santiago, Chile.

London 2012

On January 11, 2012, she achieved 24th place at the Test Event in London to give her a spot at the 2012 Summer Olympics. At the games, she finished in 43rd place in the all-around.

Rio 2016

She also competed at the

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, finishing 52nd in the individual all-around.

References

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