Daniel Corral facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Daniel Corral
Full name	Daniel Corral Barrón
Country represented	Mexico
Born	(1990-01-25) 25 January 1990 (age 34) Ensenada, Mexico
Hometown	Ensenada
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Medal record Men's gymnastics Representing Mexico World Championships Silver 2013 Antwerp Pommel Horse Summer Universiade Silver 2013 Kazan Pommel Horse Pan American Games Gold 2011 Guadalajara Pommel Horse Gold 2011 Guadalajara Parallel Bars Bronze 2015 Toronto Pommel Horse Central American and Caribbean Games Silver 2006 Cartagena Team Silver 2010 Mayagüez Team Bronze 2006 Cartagena Floor Exercise Bronze 2010 Mayagüez Vault Bronze 2014 Veracruz Rings Bronze 2014 Veracruz Parallel Bars

Daniel Corral Barrón (born 25 January 1990) is a Mexican gymnast.

Career

Corral participated at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games where he won the silver medal at the team competition and the bronze medal at the vault final. He then competed at the 2011 Pan-American Games, where he achieved two gold medals in the pommel horse and parallel bars finals. He qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics individual all-around competition, where he placed 4th at the 2012 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event, he also achieved the gold medal in the parallel bars final in the same event.

In 2013 at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships held in Antwerp he participated and qualified in 2nd place to the Pommel Horse final, where he tied with British gymnast Max Whitlock for the silver medal with a score of 15.633, thereby becoming the first Mexican gymnast to win a medal at the World Championships.

In 2019, although he did not qualify for any finals, he earned a qualification spot to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

See also

In Spanish: Daniel Corral para niños