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Ona Carbonell
Carbonell in 2024
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| Personal information |
| Born |
(1990-06-05) 5 June 1990 (age 34)
Barcelona, Spain |
| Height |
1.74 m |
| Weight |
54 kg |
| Sport |
| Sport |
Swimming |
|
| Strokes |
Synchronized swimming |
| Club |
CN Sabadell |
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| Synchronized swimming |
Representing  Spain |
| Event |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
| Olympic Games |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| World Championships |
1 |
11 |
11 |
| European Championships |
3 |
6 |
3 |
|
| Olympic Games |
| Silver |
2012 London |
Duet |
| Bronze |
2012 London |
Team |
| World Championships |
| Gold |
2009 Rome |
Free combination |
| Silver |
2007 Melbourne |
Team free |
| Silver |
2009 Rome |
Team technical |
| Silver |
2009 Rome |
Team free |
| Silver |
2013 Barcelona |
Team technical |
| Silver |
2013 Barcelona |
Team free |
| Silver |
2013 Barcelona |
Routine combination |
| Silver |
2015 Kazan |
Solo technical routine |
| Silver |
2017 Budapest |
Solo technical routine |
| Silver |
2017 Budapest |
Solo free routine |
| Silver |
2019 Gwangju |
Solo technical routine |
| Silver |
2019 Gwangju |
Solo free routine |
| Bronze |
2007 Melbourne |
Team technical |
| Bronze |
2011 Shanghai |
Duet technical |
| Bronze |
2011 Shanghai |
Duet free |
| Bronze |
2011 Shanghai |
Team technical |
| Bronze |
2011 Shanghai |
Team free |
| Bronze |
2013 Barcelona |
Solo technical |
| Bronze |
2013 Barcelona |
Duet technical |
| Bronze |
2013 Barcelona |
Solo free |
| Bronze |
2013 Barcelona |
Duet free |
| Bronze |
2015 Kazan |
Solo free routine |
| Bronze |
2019 Gwangju |
Highlight routine |
| European Championships |
| Gold |
2008 Eindhoven |
Team |
| Gold |
2012 Debrecen |
Team |
| Gold |
2012 Debrecen |
Combination |
| Silver |
2010 Budapest |
Duet |
| Silver |
2010 Budapest |
Team |
| Silver |
2010 Budapest |
Combination |
| Silver |
2012 Debrecen |
Duet |
| Silver |
2014 Berlin |
Solo routine |
| Silver |
2014 Berlin |
Combination routine |
| Bronze |
2014 Berlin |
Duet routine |
| Bronze |
2014 Berlin |
Team routine |
| Bronze |
2020 Budapest |
Team technical routine |
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In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
family name is
Carbonell and the second or maternal family name is
Ballestero.
Ona Carbonell Ballestero (born 5 June 1990) is a Spanish synchronized swimmer.
Carbonell competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she won the silver medal in the women's duet, with Andrea Fuentes, and a bronze medal in the team event. She competed in the women's duet at the 2016 Summer Olympics, with Gemma Mengual, finishing in fourth place.
During her preparation for the 2020 Summer Olympics, Carbonell gave birth in August 2020. Despite medical advice not to train for six months, Carbonell returned in four weeks and competed at the Olympics, where she came seventh in the team event. A documentary, Starting Over, was made of her grappling with the roles of mother and athlete. In December 2022 she was honored as one of the BBC 100 Women.
See also
In Spanish: Ona Carbonell para niños
