Yesenia Ferrera

Yesenia Saskia Ferrera Nuñez (born October 16, 1998) is a Cuban artistic gymnast. She rose to prominence as a first-year senior in 2014 but soon encountered an injury that sidelined her for two seasons until she returned in 2017.

Yesenia Ferrera
Full name	Yesenia Saskia Ferrera Nuñez
Country represented	Cuba
Born	(1998-10-16) October 16, 1998 Santiago de Cuba
Height	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	46 kg (101 lb)
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite
Years on national team	2014–present
Medal record Women's artistic gymnastics Representing Cuba Pan American Games 2019 Lima Vault Pan American Championships 2014 Mississauga Vault 2014 Mississauga Floor exercise Pan American Sports Festival 2014 Guadalajara All-around 2014 Guadalajara Vault 2014 Guadalajara Uneven bars 2014 Guadalajara Floor exercise 2014 Guadalajara Balance beam Central American and Caribbean Games 2014 Veracruz Floor exercise 2014 Veracruz Vault 2014 Veracruz Team 2014 Veracruz All-around 2014 Veracruz Balance beam

Career

2014

In August, Ferrera competed at the Pan American Championships in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. She finished fourth in the all-around but claimed silver in the vault final and bronze in the floor final.

Later, in November, she traveled to Veracruz for the Central American and Caribbean Games. She clinched the vault and floor titles, also grabbing a bronze on balance beam.

2017

Ferrera returned to elite competition in June 2017 at the Central American Sports Festival in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She won the all-around competition, as well as the vault and floor titles too.