Ángel Gabriel Barajas Vivas (born August 12, 2006) is a Colombian artistic gymnast. He is the 2022 South American Youth Games champion and 2023 Junior World all-around silver medalist.
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| Full name | Ángel Gabriel Barajas Vivas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 12, 2006 Cúcuta, Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2018–present (COL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Liga Norte de Santander | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Jairo Ruiz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life edit
Barajas was born in Cúcuta, Colombia to Angélica María Vivas and Wilson Barajas.[1]
Junior gymnastics career edit
2021 edit
Barajas competed at the 2021 Junior Pan American Championships where he helped Colombia place second as a team. Individually he won bronze in the all-around, on floor exercise, and on horizontal bar but won gold on pommel horse.[2]
2022 edit
In late April Barajas competed at the 2022 South American Youth Games. He led Colombia to team gold and individually won gold in six of the seven individual events, only missing out on rings.[1] In July Barajas competed at the Pan American Championships where he helped Colombia finish fourth as a team. Individually he won gold on horizontal bar, silver in the all-around, on floor exercise, and vault, and bronze on parallel bars.[3][4]
2023 edit
In late March Barajas competed at the second Junior World Championships as the lone male Colombian delegate. On the first day of competition Barajas qualified to the all-around final in first place. Additionally he qualified to the floor exercise, parallel bars, and horizontal bar finals.[5][6] During the all-around final Barajas won silver behind Qin Guohuan of China. During apparatus finals Barajas won two gold medals on floor exercise and parallel bars. Additionally he won bronze on horizontal bar.[7] With four medals Barajas left Antalya as the most decorated athlete.[8]
Senior gymnastics career edit
2024 edit
Barajas became age-eligible for senior competition in 2024. He made his senior debut at the Cairo World Cup in mid February where he qualified to the parallel bars and horizontal bar finals. He won bronze on horizontal bar behind Tang Chia-hung and Joe Fraser and finished eighth on parallel bars.[9] At the conclusion of the World Cup series Barajas earned an individual Olympic berth for the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris.[10]
Competitive history edit
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| 2018 | Colombian Championships |  |
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| 2019 | Colombian Championships (senior) | 6 | 4 | ||||||
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| 2024 | Cairo World Cup | 8 |
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| Cottbus World Cup | 4 | ||||||||
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| Doha World Cup | 4 | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b "Ángel Barajas: así es el nuevo diamante de la gimnasia colombiana" [Ángel Barajas: this is the new diamond of Colombian gymnastics]. El Tiempo. May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Seven U.S. gymnasts capture 15 medals during final day of 2021 Junior Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 21, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. juniors sweep team, all-around titles on first day of artistic competition at 2022 Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics. July 14, 2022.
- ^ "Richard, Sumanasekera, Zhou golden on final day of Junior Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics. July 16, 2022.
- ^ "Debut con primer lugar para Ángel Barajas en el Mundial de Gimnasia Artística" [Debut with first place for Ángel Barajas in the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships]. Colombian Olympic Committee (in Spanish). March 28, 2023.
- ^ "Asian domination: Japanese men repeat as World Junior team champions". International Gymnastics Federation. March 29, 2023.
- ^ "Con dos oros vuelveal país el Ángel de la". El Colombiano (in Spanish).
- ^ "FIG dice que Barajas es "el gimnasta más fascinante surgido en Sudamérica"" [FIG says Barajas is "the most fascinating gymnast to emerge in South America"]. El Heraldo (in Spanish). April 4, 2023.
- ^ "2024 Cairo World Cup Men's Results". The Gymternet. February 18, 2024.
- ^ "23 more Artistic gymnasts have earned Olympic berths! See who's headed to Paris here". International Gymnastics Federation. April 22, 2024.