Venezuelan Michelle Steffanie Sanchez Salazar dominated the Rhythmic Gymnastics competition which was held at the 2013 Juegos Bolivarianos in Trujillo, Peru from the 27th to the 29th of November. Sanchez Salazar earned all five gold medals on offer, taking out the All Around, Ball, Ribbon, Clubs and Hoop finals. Fellow Venezuelan Grisbel Andreina Lopez Ortega won the silver medal in the All Around, with Guatemalan Linda Esperanza Sandoval Maldonado finishing in third place. Ecuador's Geraldine Melissa Perez Quito won the silver medal with the Ball with Venezuela's Damelis Melissa Valero Flores earning the bronze. Sandoval Maldonado picked up second place with the Hoop with Maria Del Pilar Martinez Andrade of Venezuela earning third place. Lopez Ortega also picked up second place with the Clubs with Sandoval Maldonado finishing in third, whilst with the Ribbon, Linda Esperanza Sandoval Maldonado and Geraldine Melissa Perez Quito finished second and third respectively.
RESULTS:
ALL AROUND:
- Michelle Steffanie Sanchez Salazar (VEN) 53.400
- Grisbel Andreina Lopez Ortega (VEN) 49.650
- Linda Esperanza Sandoval Maldonado (GUA) 47.150
- Geraldine Melissa Perez Quito (ECU) 45.750
- Valeska Lissette Gonzalez Olivares (CHI) 43.900
- Valentina Andrea Castro Zumaran (CHI) 41.550
- Beatriz Alejandra Acosta Hernandez (ESA) 37.450
- Marlen Augusta Lorberg Lijeron (BOL) 37.300
BALL:
- Michelle Steffanie Sanchez Salazar (VEN) 13.150
- Geraldine Melissa Perez Quito (ECU) 12.000
- Damelis Melissa Valero Flores (VEN) 11.800
- Valentina Andrea Castro Zumaran (CHI) 11.200
- Linda Esperanza Sandoval Maldonado (GUA) 11.150
- Beatriz Alejandra Acosta Hernandez (ESA) 9.700
- Valeska Lissette Gonzalez Olivares (CHI) 9.250
- Sofia Sarmiento Peralta (ECU) 9.200
HOOP:
- Michelle Steffanie Sanchez Salazar (VEN) 13.800
- Linda Esperanza Sandoval Maldonado (GUA) 12.350
- Maria Del Pilar Martinez Andrade (VEN) 11.900
- Geraldine Melissa Perez Quito (ECU) 10.650
- Valentina Andrea Castro Zumaran (CHI) 10.150
- Valeska Lissette Gonzalez Olivares (CHI) 9.600
- Marlen Augusta Lorberg Lijeron (BOL) 9.500
- Beatriz Alejandra Acosta Hernandez (ESA) 9.250
CLUBS:
- Michelle Steffanie Sanchez Salazar (VEN) 13.650
- Grisbel Andreina Lopez Ortega (VEN) 12.650
- Linda Esperanza Sandoval Maldonado (GUA) 10.800
- Valeska Lissette Gonzalez Olivares (CHI) 10.750
- Geraldine Melissa Perez Quito (ECU) 10.250
- Valentina Andrea Castro Zumaran (CHI) 9.700
- Marlen Augusta Lorberg Lijeron (BOL) 9.450
- Beatriz Alejandra Acosta Hernandez (ESA) 8.250
RIBBON:
- Michelle Steffanie Sanchez Salazar (VEN) 13.250
- Linda Esperanza Sandoval Maldonado (GUA) 11.700
- Geraldine Melissa Perez Quito (ECU) 11.250
- Grisbel Andreina Lopez Ortega (VEN) 10.800
- Valeska Lissette Gonzalez Olivares (CHI) 10.100
- Marlen Augusta Lorberg Lijeron (BOL) 9.450
- Valentina Andrea Castro Zumaran (CHI) 9.050
- Sofia Sarmiento Peralta (ECU) 8.200