Andrea Corral (born 5 July 2008) is a Spanish rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2026 World Group all-around champion, the 2025 World group all-around bronze medalist and a two-time (2025, 2026) European Group all-around champion.
Personal life Corral took up the sport at age three. In 2022, alongside her teammate Andrea Fernández, she was named Best Female Athlete of the Year by the Gymnastics Federation of Castile and León.
Career In 2018, she won gold with hoop at the Spanish Championships in the children category. The following year she won silver in the same event.
Junior In 2022, she was incorporated into the Spanish national junior team. In May 2023, Corral, Daniela Picó, Alexandra Marcos, Alba Vidal, Celia Rodríguez, and Lucía Muñoz competed at the European Championships in Baku, taking 8th place overall and 5th with 5 balls. In June they won bronze with 5 ropes at the Pharaoh Cup. A month later, they took part in the Junior World Championships in Cluj-Napoca, finishing in 11th place in the All-Around, 18th with 5 balls, 7th with 5 ropes, and 18th in teams.
Senior In December 2023, she was selected for the Spanish nation senior team.
In 2025, after Patricia Pérez and Ana Arnau retired, she made it into the starting 5. In April, her, Inés Bergua, Marina Cortelles, Andrea Fernández, Lucía Muñoz, and Salma Solaun made their debut at the World Cup in Sofia, winning gold in the All-Around and with 3 balls & 2 hoops. A week later they performed exhibitions of their routines in Ourense. In May, they took part in the World Cup in Portimão. Selected for the European Championships in Tallinn, she helped the group win gold in the All-Around for the first time in 33 years, winning gold in the two event finals too. In July, group won gold medals in all-around and both apparatus finals at the World Challenge Cup in Cluj-Napoca. In August, the group competed at the 2025 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, winning bronze medals in group all-around and 5 ribbons. They took 4th place in 3 balls + 2 hoops final and finished 8th in team competition together with Alba Bautista and Lucia González.
The group debuted the following year at the 2026 World Cup in Sofia, being 11th overall, 15th with 5 balls and 11th with 3 hoops & 4 clubs. In April they won silver in the All-Around and gold with 3 hoops + 4 clubs in Baku. They took 7th place in 5 balls final. Next, they competed at World Challenge Cup in Portimão, taking gold in 5 balls and bronze in 3 hoops + 4 clubs final. On May 27-31, Andrea and her teammates (Inés Bergua, Marina Cortelles, Andrea Fernández, Lucía Muñoz, Salma Solaun) won three gold medals (in all group events) at the 2026 European Championships in Varna. Spain thus repeated its achievement from the 2025 European Championships, becoming the first group in the modern era to win all group gold medals at two consecutive European Championships. They were 4th in team competition together with individual gymnasts Alba Bautista and Daniela Picó. In July, they won bronze medal in all-around behind Brazil and China at Milan World Cup and gold medal in 5 Ball final.
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