Rayderley Zapata

Miguel Rayderley Zapata Santana[lower-alpha 1] (born May 26, 1993) is a Spanish male artistic gymnast of Dominican Republic origin, and a member of the national team. He won the gold medal in the men's floor exercise at the 2015 European Games, and bronze at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow.[2] Zapata was also selected to compete for the Spanish squad at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, missing out of the final by almost two tenths of a point from the qualifying phase of his signature apparatus exercise.[1][3]

Rayderley Zapata
Personal information
Full nameMiguel Rayderley Zapata Santana
Country represented Spain
Born (1993-05-26) 26 May 1993
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
ResidenceLas Palmas, Spain
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight71 kg (157 lb)[1]
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
Years on national team2015
ClubIsla Lanzarote
Head coach(es)Fernando Siscar

Notes
  1. This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Zapata and the second or maternal family name is Santana.

References
  1. "Rayderley Zapata". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  2. "2015 World Gymnastics Championships athletes - Zapata Rayderley". 2015worldgymnastics.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  3. "Gymnastics: Men's Qualification Subdivision 3 Results". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.


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