Tania Lamarca

Tania Lamarca Celada (born 30 April 1980 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain) is a former Spanish rhythmic gymnast and Olympic medallist.

[1] The team was formed by Tania, Estela Giménez, Marta Baldó, Nuria Cabanillas, Lorena Guréndez and Estíbaliz Martínez.

That year she achieved the greatest success of her sports career by becoming Olympic champion in the rhythmic gymnastics team modality in the Atlanta Olympic Games, together with her teammates Marta Baldó, Nuria Cabanillas, Estela Giménez, Lorena Guréndez and Estíbaliz Martínez.

In 2013, the documentary Las Niñas de Oro (The Golden Girls), directed by Carlos Beltrán, was released on YouTube.

[5] Lamarca trained with Iratxe Aurrekoetxea at the Abetxuko Sports Centre during his time at Club Aurrera.

[6] Tania started rhythmic gymnastics at the age of 5, in 1985, at the Colegio Canciller Ayala in Vitoria as part of her extracurricular activities.

[7] The Moscardó Gymnasium, in the Salamanca district (Madrid), was the training ground for the national rhythmic gymnastics team until 1997.

However, encouraged by Iratxe Aurrekoetxea and the club's physical trainer, Javi Orbañanos, she continued training in Vitoria with the aim of convincing the coach of her technical quality in the following championships.

Rhythmic gymnasts composition