Joel Plata Rodriguez was born on 20 March 1998 and is a Spanish artistic gymnast.
27 Facts About Joel Plata
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Joel Plata won the bronze medal on the horizontal bar at the 2022 European Championships.
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Joel Plata is the 2022 Mediterranean Games all-around silver medalist.
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Joel Plata represented Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics and at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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Joel Plata began gymnastics when he was five years old.
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Joel Plata then competed at the 2016 European Championships with the Spanish team that finished eighth.
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Joel Plata competed at the 2017 World Championships and qualified for the all-around final where he finished 24th.
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Joel Plata won a bronze medal on the floor exercise at the 2018 Szombathely World Challenge Cup.
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Joel Plata was initially the second reserve for the all-around final at the 2019 European Championships, but he was slated to compete after two other athletes withdrew.
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Joel Plata then represented Spain at the 2019 European Games and qualified for the all-around final, where he finished 12th.
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Joel Plata competed with the Spanish team that finished 11th at the 2019 World Championships, and this result ensured their team's qualification for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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Joel Plata was scheduled to compete at the 2020 Birmingham World Cup.
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Joel Plata was selected to compete at the postponed-2020 Summer Olympics alongside Nestor Abad, Thierno Diallo, and Nicolau Mir.
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Additionally, Joel Plata was the first reserve for the all-around final.
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Joel Plata finished sixth in the all-around at the 2021 World Championships.
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Joel Plata represented Spain at the 2022 Mediterranean Games and helped the team finish fourth.
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Individually, Joel Plata won the all-around silver medal behind Turkey's Adem Asil.
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Joel Plata helped Spain qualify for the team final, finishing in eighth place.
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Joel Plata then won the bronze medal in the horizontal bar final, behind Marios Georgiou and Robert Tvorogal.
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Joel Plata was the only one ejected from the van because his seatbelt broke, and he was the most severely injured.
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Joel Plata's injuries included a broken femur that required emergency surgery.
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Joel Plata needed several staples in his elbow and stitches in his eyebrow and lip.
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Joel Plata was able to return in time for the 2023 World Championships.
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Joel Plata helped the team finish in ninth place, which made them the first reserve for the team final and allowed them to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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At the Antalya World Challenge Cup, Joel Plata won the gold medal on the horizontal bar and the silver medal on the floor exercise behind Turkey's Adem Asil.
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Joel Plata was selected to represent Spain at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Nestor Abad, Thierno Diallo, Nicolau Mir, and Rayderley Zapata.
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Individually, Joel Plata was the first reserve for the all-around final and the third reserve for the floor exercise final.