Thomás Edén Mejía Cartagena (born July 13, 2008) is a Colombian artistic gymnast. He is the 2026 South American Games all-around and floor exercise champion and the 2025 Junior Pan American Games champion.
Early life Mejía was born in Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia in 2008. When he was five years old, his parents showed him videos of different sports so he could learn about them and be encouraged to try one. He was inspired to go into gymnastics after watching Jorge Hugo Giraldo.
Gymnastics career 2025 Mejía competed at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games where he helped Colombia win silver as a team behind the United States. Individually he won gold in the all-around and bronze on floor exercise.
Mejía competed at the 2025 Junior World Championships alongside Camilo Vera and Jorman Álvarez. Together they finished twelfth as a team. Individually Mejía qualified to the parallel bars final where he ultimately finished eighth.
2026 Mejía became age-eligible for senior level competition in 2026. At the 2026 Pan American Championships, he helped Colombia win silver behind Canada. Mejía competed at the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games where he helped Colombia win gold as a team.
At the 2026 South American Games, Mejía helped Colombia win silver as a team. Individually he won gold in the all-around and on floor exercise and won silver on pommel horse.
Competitive history +Competitive history of Thomas Mejía at the junior levelYearEvent 2023 Colombian Championships 2nd Colombian Championships 2024 Bolivarian Youth Games Pacific Rim Championships 4 5 6 8 5 Colombian Championships Junior Pan American Championships 5 5 2025 Junior Pan American Games 4 8 South American Junior Championships Junior World Championships 12 8
+Competitive history of Thomas Mejía at the senior levelYearEvent 2026 Colombian Championships 4 5 Pan American Championships Central American and Caribbean Games 7 South American Games 4 4
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