Bibiana Vélez

Bibiana Vélez
Vélez competing at the 2015 Pan American Games
Personal information
Full nameBibiana Maria Vélez Alzate
Born (1983-06-07) 7 June 1983
Medellín, Colombia
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		 Colombia
(2003–2015)
Head coach(es)Diego Medina
Medal record
Pan American Championships
2012 Medellín Uneven bars
2012 Medellín Floor exercise
Central American and Caribbean Games
2014 Veracruz Team
2014 Veracruz Uneven bars
South American Games
2014 Santiago Uneven Bars
2010 Medellín Team
2006 Buenos Aires Team
2006 Buenos Aires Uneven bars
2014 Santiago Team
South American Championships
2007 Villavicencio All-around
2007 Villavicencio Team
2015 Cali Team
2007 Villavicencio Uneven bars
2007 Villavicencio Floor exercise
2011 Santiago Uneven bars
2013 Santiago Team

Bibiana Maria Vélez Alzate (born 7 June 1983) is a Colombian former artistic gymnast. She is the 2012 Pan American uneven bars champion and floor exercise silver medalist. She won the all-around title at the 2007 South American Championships, and she is the 2014 South American Games uneven bars champion.

Gymnastics career

Vélez began gymnastics at the age of three.[1]

Vélez represented Colombia at the 2003 Pan American Games and placed 22nd in the all-around finals.[2] That year, she also competed at her first World Championships, finishing 106th in the all-around qualifications.[3]

Vélez finished fourth with the Colombian team at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, and she placed eighth in the all-around.[4] She then competed at the 2006 World Championships and finished 75th in the all-around qualifications.[5] At the 2006 South American Games, she won a bronze medal in the team event and a bronze medal on the uneven bars.[6] She advanced into the all-around final at the 2007 Pan American Games, finishing 14th.[7] At the 2007 World Championships, she placed 66th in the all-around qualifications.[8] Then at the 2007 South American Championships, she won the individual all-around title and also won a team silver medal and uneven bars and floor exercise bronze medals.[9] She did not compete for two years due to a stress fracture in her tibia.[1]

At the 2010 South American Games, Vélez helped Colombia win the team silver medal, behind Brazil.[10] She tore her ACL in 2010 and missed a year of competition, leading to her considering retirement.[1][11] She returned to competition and won a bronze medal on the uneven bars at the 2011 South American Championships.[12] She also helped Colombia place fourth at the 2011 Pan American Games.[13] At the 2012 Colombian Championships, she won the all-around title.[11] Then at the 2012 Pan American Championships, she won the uneven bars title, and she tied with Chile's Barbara Achondo for the floor exercise silver medal.[14]

Vélez won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2013 South American Championships. She then won the uneven bars title at the 2014 South American Games.[15][16] At the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games, Vélez won a bronze medal with the Colombian team. Additionally, she won a bronze medal on the uneven bars.[17] She won a bronze medal on the uneven bars at the Medellín World Challenge Cup.[18]

Vélez won a silver medal with the Colombian team at the 2015 South American Championships.[19] She then represented Colombia at the 2015 Pan American Games with the team that finished sixth.[20] She stopped competing after 2015.[21]

Personal life

Vélez graduated from the Jaime Isaza Cadavid Colombian Polytechnic and began working as a gymnastics coach while she was still competing.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Velez Alzate Bibiana Maria – FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  2. ^ "2003 Pan American Games Women's AA". Gymn Forum. 24 October 2004. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  3. ^ "37th World Championships Artistic Gymnastics Anaheim, California USA August 16-24, 2003 Results Women's Qualification - All-Around" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 18 August 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  4. ^ "20th Central American and Caribbean Games Artistic Gymnastics Men Cartagena de Indias, Colombia 2006 July 15-30 Finals Women". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  5. ^ "39th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Aarhus (DEN) October 13th - 21st 2006 Results Women's Qualifications" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 17 October 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  6. ^ "8th South American Games 2006 Buenos Aires (ARG) 2006 Nov 9 - 19 Finals Women". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  7. ^ "XV Pan American Games 2007 Miesto 2007 July 17 Finals Women". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  8. ^ "40th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2007 Results Women's Qualifications" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 2 September 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Comienza la décimo octava versión de Campeonato Suramericano de Gimnasia en Villavicencio". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 10 October 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Gymnastics Artistic Women's Team Final Results" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  11. ^ a b c "Bibiana renació en la gimnasia artística" [Bibiana was reborn in artistic gymnastics]. El Colombiano (in Spanish). 29 May 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  12. ^ "10th South American Championships Sudamericano Mayores GA Lugar (CHI) 2011 Aug 4-7 Artistic Gymnastics Results Men and Women". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  13. ^ "Women's Qualification & Team Final". Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on 28 October 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  14. ^ "Gimnastas chilenos logran medallas en el Panamericano de la especialidad" [Chilean gymnasts win medals at the Pan American Games in their specialty]. El Deportero (in Spanish). 24 June 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  15. ^ "Brasil y Colombia ganan dos oros y dominan la gimnasia en los Odesur" [Brazil and Colombia win two gold medals and dominate gymnastics at the Odesur Games]. Yahoo (in Spanish). 10 March 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  16. ^ "Bibiana Vélez, nuevo oro colombiano en los Juegos Suramericanos" [Bibiana Vélez, Colombia's new gold medalist at the South American Games]. Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 11 March 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  17. ^ "Cuban, Venezuelan gymnasts shine at the Central American and Caribbean Games". International Gymnastics Federation. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  18. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (8 November 2014). "Peña, Martins Win Gold in Medellín". The Gymternet. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  19. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (26 June 2015). "2015 South American Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  20. ^ "Pan American Games 2015 Toronto (CAN) 2015 July 10-26". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  21. ^ "Bibiana Velez". The Gymternet. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
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