Cynthia Valdez
Full name	Cynthia Yazmín Valdez Pérez
Country represented	Mexico
Born	(1987-12-11) December 11, 1987 (age 24) Guadalajara
Hometown	Guadalajara
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight	54 kg (120 lb; 8.5 st)[1]
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Medal record Pan American Games Gold 2011 Guadalajara Club Gold 2011 Guadalajara Hoop Silver 2007 Rio de Janeiro All-around Silver 2011 Guadalajara All-around Silver 2011 Guadalajara Ball Silver 2011 Guadalajara Ribbon Bronze 2003 Santo Domingo Ribbon Bronze 2007 Rio de Janeiro Clubs Bronze 2007 Rio de Janeiro Rope Bronze 2007 Rio de Janeiro Ribbon

Cynthia Yazmín Valdez Pérez^[2] (born December 11, 1987)^[1] is an individual Mexican rhythmic gymnast born in Guadalajara^[3] who has won 10 Pan American Games medals—two gold, four silver and four bronze medals.

Career[link]

She won a bronze medal in the 2003 Pan American Games, held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in the ribbon modality.^[4]

Cynthia Valdez won four medals in the 2007 Pan American Games held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a silver medal in the all-around modality, and three bronze medals, in the clubs, rope and ribbon modalities.^[2]

She won five medals in the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico,^[3] which were two gold medals and three silver medals. Cynthia Valdez won the gold medals in the hoop^[5][6] and in the club modalities,^[7][8] while she won the silver medals in the all-around, in the ball,^[5][6] and in the ribbon modalities.^[9] Cynthia Valdez was the only rhythmic gymnast to win a medal in each one of the individual competitions in the 2011 Pan American Games.^[10]

References[link]

Valdés is a surname of Asturian (Northern Spain) origin.

Both in North and South America the spelling Valdez is very common.

The exact meaning of "Valdés" is not clear. It may come from "Valle del Ese" in the Valdés County, Asturias (Spain), where the name originates, or as an evolution from the Germanic voice "balderich".

The name refers to:

• People
  • Antonio Valdés y Basán (Spanish naval officer), for whom Valdez, Alaska is named
  • Bebo Valdés, (born 1918), Cuban jazz composer and arranger
  • Cayetano Valdés y Flores (1767–1834), Spanish naval officer and explorer
  • Chayito Valdez (born 1945), Mexican musician and entertainer
  • Chucho Valdés, (born 1945), Cuban jazz musician and pianist
  • Cynthia Valdez (born 1987), Mexican rhythmic gymnast
  • Germán Valdés (1915–1973), Mexican actor, singer and comedian
  • Juan Dominguez y Valdez (1784 -?) military of Texas
  • Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés (1478–1557), Spanish historian
  • Jerónimo Valdés (1785–1855), Spanish general and governor of Cuba
  • Juan de Valdés (1500–1541), Spanish religious writer
  • Juan Meléndez Valdés (1754–1817), Spanish poet
  • Juan Valdez, a Costa Rican man whose affidavit certifying that he drinks Costa Rican coffee played a role in the Juan Valdez drinks Costa Rican coffee litigation
  • José Ramón Guizado Valdés (dates unknown), President of Panama 1955
  • José Travassos Valdez (1787–1862), Portuguese soldier and statesman
  • Miguel Alemán Valdés (1902–1983), President of Mexico 1946–1952
  • Nelson Haedo Valdez (born 1983), Paraguayan footballer
  • Peter Valdes (died before 1219), founder of a Christian sect
  • Ramon Maximiliano Valdés, President of Panama 1916–1918
  • Ramón Valdés (1923–1988), Mexican actor
  • Rodrigo Valdez (born 1946), Colombian former middleweight boxer
  • Roy Valdés (born 1920), Cuban Major League Baseball player
  • Víctor Valdés (born 1982), Spanish football goalkeeper
  • Wendy Valdez (born 1982), Filipina beauty queen, former reality star, and actress
  • Gov. Juan Valdez, colonial governor of Texas
• Fictional people
  • Juan Valdez, fictional character appearing in advertisements for Colombian coffee

• Place names
  • Valdés (Asturias), a Spanish municipality in the province of Asturias, birthplace of the name.
  • Valdez, Alaska, seaport city in Alaska
  • Valdez oil terminal, oil port in Valdez, Alaska, at the southern end of the Alaska Pipeline
  • Valdez, California, in Yolo County
  • Valdez, Esmeraldas, Ecuador
  • Valdez, Florida, a populated place in Volusia County, Florida
  • Valdes Island, one of the Gulf Islands located in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada
  • Valdes Peninsula, peninsula along the Atlantic coast of Argentina

• Oil tanker
  • Exxon Valdez, oil tanker involved in an oil spill in Alaska in 1989
  • Survivors of the Valdez Oil Spill, organization that claims to represent the victims of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill

• Other
  • Valdez (gymnastics), a back walkover that begins in a sitting position
  • Valdez Blockade, a protest by Alaskan fishermen in 1993

Coordinates: 61°07′23″N 146°18′18″W / 61.123°N 146.305°W / 61.123; -146.305

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