Joel Plata
Spanish artistic gymnast
Joel Plata Rodríguez (born 20 March 1998) is a Spanish artistic gymnast. He won the bronze medal on the horizontal bar at the 2022 European Championships. He is also the 2022 Mediterranean Games all-around silver medalist. He represented Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics and at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Early life
Plata was born on 20 March 1998 in Barcelona. He began gymnastics when he was five years old. Initially, he also did swimming and played football, but he decided to focus fully on gymnastics because it was his favorite.
Career
2016-17
Plata competed with the Spanish team that finished sixth at the 2016 Olympic Test Event, meaning they did not qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics. He then competed at the 2016 European Championships with the Spanish team that finished eighth. He competed at the 2017 World Championships and qualified for the all-around final where he finished 24th.
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