Simona Castro

Simona Castro
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Personal information
Full name	Simona Paz Castro Lazo
Born	(1989-01-11) January 11, 1989
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	Chile
Medal record Women's gymnastics Representing Chile Pan American Championships Bronze medal – third place 2012 Medellín Balance Beam South American Games Gold medal – first place 2014 Santiago Balance Beam Silver medal – second place 2014 Santiago Team Silver medal – second place 2014 Santiago All-Around South American Championships Silver medal – second place 2011 Santiago Balance Beam Silver medal – second place 2019 Santiago Team Bronze medal – third place 2013 Santiago All-Around Bronze medal – third place 2011 Santiago Team Gold medal – first place 2007 Villavicencio Floor Exercise

Simona Castro (born January 11, 1989 in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean gymnast who competed at the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Olympic Games. She has a sister who is an artistic gymnast, Martina Castro.

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 University of Denver, 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 2016 Olympics, finishing 52nd in the individual all-around.