Alejandra Quereda

Alejandra Quereda Flores (born 24 July 1992 in Alicante) is a Spanish former group rhythmic gymnast and current coach. She won a silver medal in the group all-around at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and she is a two-time World champion in 10 clubs. She also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and won three medals at the European Championships. Since 2020, she has been the coach of the Spanish national group.

Gymnastics career Quereda competed at her first World Championships in 2009, where the Spanish group finished sixth in the all-around. She competed then at the 2010 World Championships despite a shoulder injury. There, Spain finished 15th in the group all-around. She was also part of the Spanish group that finished 12th at the 2011 World Championships.

Quereda helped Spain win the all-around competition at the 2012 Olympic Test Event, winning an Olympic berth in the process. She then represented Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics alongside Loreto Achaerandio, Sandra Aguilar, Elena López, Lourdes Mohedano, and Lidia Redondo. The Spanish group finished fourth, less than half a point behind the bronze medalists. Quereda and most of the group members continued to train with the goal of winning an Olympic medal in 2016. At the 2014 European Championships, Spain won the bronze medal in the 10 clubs final, behind Bulgaria and Russia. Quereda and the Spanish group only placed 11th in the all-around at the 2014 World Championships after major errors in the 3 balls and 2 ribbons routine. However, they were able to successfully defend their 10 clubs World title.

Quereda represented Spain at the 2015 European Games, where the group finished fourth in the all-around. At the 2015 World Championships, Quereda won a bronze medal in the group all-around competition, which also secured the group's place at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She won two medals with the Spanish group at the 2016 European Championships– a silver in 6 clubs and 2 hoops and a bronze medal in 5 ribbons.

Quereda competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, alongside Elena López, Artemi Gavezou, Sandra Aguilar, Lourdes Mohedano. She was the captain of the Spanish group that won the silver medal in the group all-around. This was Spain's first Olympic medal in rhythmic gymnastics since the group won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In a 2023 interview, Quereda remarked that this silver medal "felt like gold".

Coaching career Quereda began coaching the individual rhythmic gymnasts of the Spanish national team in 2018. She coached the groups that competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics and won two bronze medals at the 2025 World Championships.

Detailed Olympic results Year Competition Description Location Music Apparatus Rank Score-Final Rank Score-Qualifying 2016 Olympics Rio de Janeiro All-around 2nd 35.766 1st 35.749 Vida Carnaval, Bahiana/Batucada, Sambuka by Carlinhos Brown, Inner Sense & Richard Sliwa, Artem Uzunov 5 Ribbons 1st 17.800 1st 17.783 Cementerio Judío, Soleá, La Aurora de Nueva York by Compañía Rafael Amargo, Montse Cortés 6 Clubs / 2 Hoops 5th 17.966 2nd 17.966 Year Competition Description Location Music Apparatus Rank Score-Final Rank Score-Qualifying 2012 Olympics London All-around 4th 54.950 5th 54.550 Red Violin Remix (Aranjuez) by Ikuko Kawai 5 Balls 5th 27.400 5th 27.150 Malagueña by Stanley Black And His Orchestra, Placido Domingo 3 Ribbons / 2 Hoops 3rd 27.550 3rd 27.400