Esther Domínguez

Esther Domínguez (23 April 1981, Zaragoza, Province of Zaragoza) is a Spanish former individual rhythmic gymnast. She is a three-time Spanish senior champion and competed in the rhythmic gymnastics individual competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Career Domínguez began rhythmic gymnastics at age 7.

Junior Domínguez was the Aragon champion from 1991 to 1993 in the (children's) category, then again in 1994 in the junior category. In 1993, she competed at the Spanish championships in the category and won the all-around as well as rope, hoop, and ball finals. The next year, she won the Spanish all-around junior title as well as the hoop and ribbon finals.

In 1995, she won all four Spanish junior apparatus finals. She moved to Madrid to train with the national team. The next year, she competed at the 1997 World Championships, where she advanced to the all-around final and placed 24th.

She became the Spanish senior champion in 1998 and placed 11th in the all-around at the European Championships. The next year, she won a second consecutive Spanish championships.

She won her third Spanish title in 2000. In September, she competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics. There she was 11th in the qualification round and did not advance to the final of 10 competitors. Afterward, she was without a coach for several months. The Spanish team won bronze.

Domínguez had a misdiagnosis for a broken rib before the 2001 European Championships in June. In August, she competed at the 2001 World Games, which also had no all-around event. She qualified to the finals on all four apparatuses, with her best result being 5th with rope.

Domínguez retired at the end of 2001, and she said that she did so "more out of psychological than physical exhaustion".

Post-gymnastics career Domínguez studied journalism. She teaches in multiple schools in Madrid.