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Alaís Perea

Alaís Natasha Perea Ponce (born 13 December 2004) is an Ecuadorian artistic gymnast. She is the 2021 Pan American bronze medalist on vault.

Alaís Perea
Perea at the 2019 Junior World Championships
Personal information
Full nameAlaís Natasha Perea Ponce
Born (2004-12-13) 13 December 2004 (age 21)
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Gymnastics career
Country
represented
 Ecuador
(2018–present)
Former coach
Rosendo Verdesoto[1][2]
Medal record
Representing  Ecuador
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 Rio de JaneiroVault
South American Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 San JuanBalance beam
Silver medal – second place2024 AracajuBalance beam
Silver medal – second place2025 MedellínAll-around
Silver medal – second place2025 MedellínFloor exercise
Bronze medal – third place2021 San JuanVault
Bronze medal – third place2024 AracajuUneven bars
Bronze medal – third place2024 AracajuVault
Bronze medal – third place2025 MedellínVault
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 ValleduparBalance Beam
Gold medal – first place2025 LimaUneven bars
Silver medal – second place2022 ValleduparAll-around
Silver medal – second place2025 LimaAll-around

Early life

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Perea was born in Cristo del Consuelo, a barrio in south Guayaquil, and grew up in a humble home.[3] She started training in gymnastics at age seven, riding on her father's bike every morning to train at a gym next to the Estadio Modelo, and idolized Simone Biles.[3]

Junior gymnastics career

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Perea made her international debut at the 2018 South American Junior Championships.[4] She finished sixth in the all-around and seventh in both the balance beam and floor exercise.[5]

Perea was selected to compete at the inaugural Junior World Championships, which were held in Hungary in June 2019, as Ecuador's lone representative;[6] she placed 61st in the all-around.[7] She ended the season by placing second in the all-around at the 2019 South American Junior Championships in October. During event finals, she finished first in balance beam, second in floor exercise, third in vault, and seventh in uneven bars.[8]

Most competitions were canceled or postponed in 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Senior gymnastics career

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2021

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Perea became age-eligible for senior competition in December 2020. She made her senior international debut at the 2021 Pan American Championships,[4] where she won the bronze medal on vault and placed fifth on floor exercise while finishing 14th in the all-around.[9] Perea next competed at the World Championships, where she finished 29th in the all-around during the qualification round but did not advance into any finals.[10] She ended the season competing at the South American Championships,[4] where she placed 14th in the all-around and won silver on the balance beam and bronze on the vault, in addition to placing fourth on the floor exercise.[11][12]

2022

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Perea won the all-around silver medal at the Bolivarian Games with an total score of 48.100, winning the balance beam title and finishing fourth on floor exercise, sixth on vault, and seventh on uneven bars.[13][14][15] She commented that she was very nervous before her balance beam routine due to an aversion to performing first, preferring instead to perform in the middle or end of the order in finals.[16] The following month, Perea competed at the Pan American Championships and placed 18th in the all-around.[17] In October, she finished 15th in the all-around at the South American Games. Perea qualified for the floor exercise final and placed seventh.[18] She ended the season competing at the World Championships,[4] where she finished 76th in the all-around during the qualification round.[19]

2023

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In May, Perea competed at the Pan American Championships and finished 14th in the all-around; she placed 14th on balance beam, 15th on uneven bars, and 22nd on floor exercise. She also competed alongside Ashley Bohórquez, Analía Calderón, and Fabiana Sadun in the team event. Perea helped Ecuador finish 10th of 18 teams in the qualification round.[20] In September, she placed 36th in the all-around at the South American Championships.[21] Perea next competed at the World Championships,[4] where she finished 96th in the all-around during the qualification round.[22] She ended the season competing at the Pan American Games,[4] where she finished 14th in the all-around.[23]

2024

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Perea debuted on the FIG World Cup circuit in February, competing at both the Cairo World Cup and Cottbus World Cup.[4] However, she did not advance into any finals.[24][25] In May, Perea finished ninth in the all-around and helped Ecuador place seventh as a team alongside Bohórquez and Sadun at the Pan American Championships. During event finals, she placed sixth on the balance beam and vault.[26] Perea ended the season competing at the South American Championships.[4] She won the silver medal on the balance beam and bronze on the uneven bars and vault, and placed eigth on the floor exercise. Perea finished fifth in the all-around and helped Ecuador finish eighth as a team alongside Bohórquez and Nicole Llugcha.[27]

2025

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Perea began her season competing at the Pan American Championships.[4] She placed 13th in the all-around and helped Ecuador place eighth as a team alongside Bohórquez, Sadun, and Melina Tripul.[28] In November, Perea won the all-around silver medal at the South American Championships with a total score of 50.750; during event finals, she placed second on the floor exercise, third on the vault, and fourth on the balance beam and uneven bars. Additionally, she helped Ecuador finish fourth as a team alongside Bohórquez, Sadun, Mariyah Aranbayev, and Valentina Azevedo.[29] That same month, Perea won the all-around silver medal at the Bolivarian Games with a total score of 49.865. During event finals, she placed first on the uneven bars, fourth on the floor exercise, and eighth on the vault.[30][31][32]

Competitive history

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References

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  1. ↑ "Rosendo Verdesoto: el arquitecto de sueños en la gimnasia artística de Ecuador". GimnasiaLatina (in Spanish). 11 November 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Rosendo Verdesosto: Despedida y legado eterno". GimnasiaLatina (in Spanish). 4 January 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 Flores, Christian (29 June 2022). "Juegos Bolivarianos 2022: Alaís Perea, la nueva joya de la gimnasia en Valledupar". Diario Expreso (Ecuador) [es] (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Alais Perea". The Gymternet. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  5. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (22 October 2018). "2018 South American Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  6. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (5 June 2019). "The Junior World Championships Women's Master Team List". The Gymternet. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  7. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (2 July 2019). "2019 Junior World Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  8. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (21 October 2019). "2019 South American Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  9. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (8 June 2021). "2021 Pan American Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  10. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (26 October 2021). "2021 World Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  11. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (13 December 2021). "2021 South American Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Ecuador se trae una medalla de plata y dos de bronce del Sudamericano de Giminasia Artística, de Argentina". El Universo (in Spanish). 13 December 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  13. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (29 June 2022). "2022 Bolivarian Games Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "Alais Perea se subió a podio en Valledupar". Radio La Red Ecuador (in Spanish). 27 June 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  15. ↑ Larrea, Felipe (28 June 2022). "La ecuatoriana Alaís Perea obtiene medalla de oro en gimnasia artística". Primicias (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "Alaís Perea cosechó histórico oro bolivariano en gimnasia artística" (in Spanish). Ecuadorian Olympic Committee. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  17. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (20 July 2022). "2022 Pan American Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  18. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (9 October 2022). "2022 South American Games Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  19. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (8 November 2022). "2022 World Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  20. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (29 May 2023). "2023 Pan American Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  21. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (11 September 2023). "2023 South American Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  22. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (11 October 2023). "2023 World Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  23. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (26 October 2023). "2023 Pan American Games Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  24. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (18 February 2024). "2024 Cairo World Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  25. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (26 February 2024). "2024 Cottbus World Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  26. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (27 May 2024). "2024 Pan American Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  27. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (21 October 2024). "2024 South American Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  28. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (17 June 2025). "2025 Pan American Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  29. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (10 November 2025). "2025 South American Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  30. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (30 November 2025). "2025 Bolivarian Games Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  31. ↑ Santos, Manuela (29 November 2025). "Alaís Perea y Ashley Bohórquez logran medallas" (in Spanish). Ecuadorian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  32. ↑ "Ecuador vuelve al podio bolivariano con una generación dorada en la gimnasia artística femenina". GimnasiaLatina (in Spanish). 28 November 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
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