Daira Gisell Lamadrid Peñuela (born August 7, 2006) is a Colombian artistic gymnast. She was the 2024 Pan American champion on uneven bars. She was also part of the bronze medal-winning Colombian team at the 2022 South American Games.
Senior career
2022 Lamadrid made her senior debut at the 2022 Bolivarian Games, where she won gold with the Colombian team as well as silver on uneven bars. She also placed fifth in the all-around competition.
At the 2022 Pan American Championships, Lamadrid competed on all four events in the team final, contributing to Colombia's sixth-place finish.
Lamadrid competed at the 2022 South American Games, winning the bronze medal with Colombian team. Additionally, she qualified for the balance beam final, ultimately placing eighth.
2023 Lamadrid performed routines on uneven bars and balance beam at the 2023 Pan American Championships, with Colombia finishing sixth in the team competition.
In October, Lamadrid represented Colombia at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile with teammates Luisa Blanco, Ginna Escobar, Angélica Mesa, and Yiseth Valenzuela. They finished fifth as a team.
At the 2023 Colombian National Games, Lamadrid won gold in the all-around and on balance beam, in addition to silver on uneven bars, bronze on floor exercise, and bronze with the Norte de Santander department team.
In November, Lamadrid began training in the United States with Jess Graba, who is also the coach of Olympic Champion Sunisa Lee.
2024 Lamadrid began the 2024 season by competing on uneven bars and balance beam at three World Cup events in Cairo, Cottbus, and Baku. She did not advance to any finals.
In May, Lamadrid competed at the 2024 Pan American Championships, winning the gold medal on uneven bars ahead of Sydney Turner of Canada and Meline Mesropian of Argentina. This was the first gold medal for a Colombian woman at the Pan American Championships since Bibiana Vélez won gold on the same event in 2012, and the second gold overall. Lamadrid also competed in the all-around, placing 19th, and contributed to Colombia's sixth-place finish as a team.
2025 At the 2025 Pan American Championships, Lamadrid competed on all four events, placing 14th in the all-around. She also helped Colombia qualify for the team final, where they finished seventh.
Competitive history +Competitive history of Daira Lamadrid at the junior levelYearEvent 2018 Colombian Championships 5 2019 Colombian Championships South American Junior Championships 2021 Colombian Control Meet Junior Pan American Games 7 8 7
+Competitive history of Daira Lamadrid at the senior levelYearEvent 2022 Bolivarian Games 5 6 Pan American Championships 6 South American Games 8 2023 Colombian Championships Pan American Championships 6 2nd Colombian Championships 4 5 Pan American Games 5 Colombian National Games 2024 Cairo World Cup Cottbus World Cup Baku World Cup Colombian Championships 5 Pan American Championships 7 19 2025 Colombian Championships 4 46 Pan American Championships 7
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