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Dalia Alcocer

Dalia Alcocer (born 2 January 2004) is a Mexican rhythmic gymnast and a member of the national senior group. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Dalia Alcocer
Born (2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 (age 22)
Mérida, Mexico
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country
represented
 Mexico
(2019-)
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Pan American Championships 1 2 3
Central American and Caribbean Games 3 0 0
FIG World Cup 1 0 1
Total 5 2 4
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2023 SantiagoGroup all-Around
Silver medal – second place2023 Santiago5 Hoops
Silver medal – second place2023 Santiago3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 GuatemalaAll-Around
Gold medal – first place2024 Guatemala3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
Gold medal – first place2022 Rio de Janeiro3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
Silver medal – second place2025 Asuncion5 Ribbons
Silver medal – second place2024 Guatemala5 Hoops
Silver medal – second place2022 Rio de JaneiroAll-Around
Silver medal – second place2022 Rio de Janeiro5 Hoops
Bronze medal – third place2025 Asuncion3 Balls + 2 Hoops
Bronze medal – third place2026 Rio de JaneiroGroup All-Around
Bronze medal – third place2026 Rio de Janeiro5 Balls
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2023 San SalvadorGroup All-Around
Gold medal – first place2023 San Salvador5 Hoops
Gold medal – first place2023 San Salvador3 Ribbons + 2 Balls

Career

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Alcocer took up rhythmic gymnastics at age 3.[1] She debuted as a member of the national team in 2019 at the first Junior World Championships in Moscow, competing with ball and taking 41st place in qualification.[2]

In 2022, Alcocer became a member of the national senior group. She debuted at the World Cup in Portimão, where they were 4th in the all-around and won two historical medals, the first on the World Cup circuit for Mexico: bronze with 5 hoops and gold with 3 ribbons and 2 balls.[3][4] A week later, at the World Cup in Pesaro, they took 7th place in the all-around and 5th in both event finals.[5]

In July, she competed at the Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, winning silver in the all-around and with 5 hoops and gold with 3 ribbons and 2 balls.[6][7] A month later, she traveled to Cluj-Napoca with the group for the last World Cup of the year, ending 4th in the all-around and with 5 hoops as well as 6th with 3 ribbons and 2 balls.[8][9]

In September, Alcocer represented Mexico along with her teammates Nicole Cejudo, Sofia Flores, Adirem Tejeda and Kimberly Salazar at the World Championships in Sofia. They took 6th place in the all-around, 6th with 5 hoops and 8th with 3 ribbons and 2 balls.[10]

In June 2023, she helped the group win gold overall and in the two event finals at the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador.[11][12][13][14] In August, she took part in the World Championships in Valencia along with Sofia Flores, Julia Gutierrez,Kimberly Salazar, Adirem Tejeda and Karen Villanueva.[15] There they were 14th in the all-around, 14th with 5 hoops and 8th with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.[16] In September, Alcocer, her teammates and their coach were left stranded in Israel, where they were having a training camp, following the attacks of 7 October. They were able to return home with the help of the government.[17][18] At the Pan American Games in Santiago, held in November, the group won all three silver medals, thus earning the quota for the following year's Olympics.[19][20]

In March 2024, at the Aphrodite Cup, they won gold in the all-around, silver with 5 hoops and bronze with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.[21][22] At the Thiais Grand Prix, the team won silver in the mixed apparatus event.[23] At the World Cup in Sofia, they won bronze with 5 hoops behind Israel and Spain.[24] At their next World Cup in Baku, they were among the top ten groups.[25] At the World Cup in Portimão, they were 4th overall, 4th with 5 hoops and won silver with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.[26][27]

In June, Alcocer participated in the Pan American Championships in Ciudad de Guatemala, winning gold in the all-around and in the mixed event as well as silver with 5 hoops.[28][29] At the World Cup in Milan, the group took 5th and 8th place in the finals.[30] In August, she competed along teammates Sofía Flores, Julia Gutiérrez, Kimberly Salazar and Adirem Tejeda, at the Olympic Games in Paris, taking 12th place in the qualifying event.[31]

In 2025, she debuted for the season at the World Cup in Tashkent. The Mexican group was 7th overall, 7th with 5 ribbons and 8th with 3 balls & 2 hoops.[32] At the World Cup in Portimão, she helped the group take 5th place with 5 ribbons.[33]

In May, they competed at the Pan American Championships in Asunción and placed 4th in the all-around. In the event finals, they won bronze with 3 balls & 2 hoops as well as silver with 5 hoops.[34] In July, they competed in the World Cup in Milan, where they were 11th overall, 14th with 5 ribbons and 9th in the mixed apparatus event.[35] In August, Alcocer was selected for the World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, along with Sofia Flores, Julia Gutierrez, Fernanda Salas, Kimberly Salazar and Adirem Tejeda. The group took 11th place in the all-around, 17th with 5 ribbons and 11th with 3 hoop & 2 balls.[36][37]

In 2026, Alcocer was one of four gymnasts on the national team to lodge a complaint against their coach, Blajaith Aguilar, alleging physical and psychological abuse dating back to 2017, such as being forced to train long hours without a chance to eat. They alleged that reporting the abuse led to them being removed from the national team. CONADE provided the gymnasts with a training location and support.[38] Aguilar denied the allegations.[39]

Achievements

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References

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  1. ↑ Dalia Alcocer alista maletas para su viaje al Mundial de Rusia, 27 July 2018, retrieved 7 January 2023
  2. ↑ "2019 Junior World Championships Result Book" (PDF). longinestiming.
  3. ↑ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Portimão 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Deporte, Comisión Nacional de Cultura Física y. "Selección de gimnasia rítmica gana oro y bronce en World Challenge Cup". gob.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Pesaro 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "2022 Pan American Championships Groups All-Around" (PDF). usagym. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "2022 Pan American Championships Groups Finals" (PDF). usagym. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "2022 Cluj-Napoca World Cup Groups All-Around" (PDF). usagym. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "2022 Cluj-Napoca World Cup Groups Finals" (PDF). usagym. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "2022 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). longinestiming.
  11. ↑ "Gymnastics - Group All-Around Medalists" (PDF).
  12. ↑ "Gymnastics - 5 Hoops Medalists" (PDF).
  13. ↑ "Gymnastics - 3 Ribbons & 2 Balls Medalists" (PDF).
  14. ↑ TitansportsMx (4 July 2023). "SELECCIÓN MEXICANA DE GIMNASIA RITMICA DOMINA EL MEDALLERO EN CENTROAMERICANOS". Titansports (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  15. ↑ TitansportsMx (23 August 2023). "INICIA MUNDIAL DE GIMNASIA RÍTMICA EN VALENCIA". Titansports (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  16. ↑ "2023 World Championships".
  17. ↑ TitansportsMx (10 October 2023). "GIMNASTAS MEXICANAS EN ISRAEL REGRESARÁN A MÉXICO". Titansports (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  18. ↑ TitansportsMx (10 October 2023). "GIMNASTAS MEXICANAS EN ISRAEL VOLARÁN DE REGRESO A CASA". Titansports (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  19. ↑ "2023 Pan American Games Result Book" (PDF).
  20. ↑ TitansportsMx (7 November 2023). "MÉXICO GANA 16 PLAZAS OLÍMPICAS EN SANTIAGO". Titansports (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  21. ↑ Martínez, Pablo (17 March 2024). "Equipo Mexicano de Gimnasia Rítmica triunfó en Grecia". Titansports (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  22. ↑ TitansportsMx (19 March 2024). "PLATA Y BRONCE PARA MÉXICO EN GIMNASIA RÍTMICA". Titansports (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  23. ↑ Martínez, Pablo (1 April 2024). "GIMNASIA RÍTMICA TRIUNFÓ CON PLATA EN GRAND PRIX DE THIAIS". Titansports (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  24. ↑ Martínez, Pablo (15 April 2024). "GIMNASIA RÍTMICA MEXICANA OBTUVO BRONCE EN CIERRE DE COPA MUNDIAL EN BULGARIA". Titansports (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  25. ↑ Martínez, Pablo (22 April 2024). "MÉXICO SE COLOCÓ ENTRE LAS MEJORES SELECCIONES EN COPA MUNDIAL DE GIMNASIA RÍTMICA". Titansports (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  26. ↑ Martínez, Pablo (12 May 2024). "MÉXICO ENTRE LOS MEJORES EQUIPOS DE LA WORLD CHALLENGE CUP DE GIMNASIA RÍTMICA". Titansports (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  27. ↑ Martínez, Pablo (13 May 2024). "MÉXICO LOGRÓ SUBCAMPEONATO EN WORLD CHALLENGE CUP DE GIMNASIA RÍTMICA EN PORTUGAL". Titansports (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  28. ↑ "ksis". rgform.eu. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  29. ↑ Martínez, Pablo (9 June 2024). "CONJUNTO NACIONAL SE PROCLAMÓ CAMPEÓN DEL PANAMERICANO DE GIMNASIA RÍTMICA EN GUATEMALA". Titansports (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  30. ↑ Martínez, Pablo (24 June 2024). "CONJUNTO DE GIMNASIA RÍTMICA CONCLUYÓ ENTRE LOS OCHO MEJORES SITIOS EN COPA MUNDIAL". Titansports (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  31. ↑ "2024 Olympic Games Result Book" (PDF).
  32. ↑ "2025 Tashkent World Cup" (PDF).
  33. ↑ "2025 Portimão World Challenge Cup" (PDF).
  34. ↑ "2025 Pan American Championships Result Book" (PDF).
  35. ↑ "2025 Milan World Cup" (PDF).
  36. ↑ "México asiste al Campeonato Mundial de Gimnasia Rítmica". Vértigo Político (in Mexican Spanish). 20 August 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  37. ↑ "2025 World Championships Result Book" (PDF).
  38. ↑ Morán, Karen (12 May 2026). ""Nos sentimos humilladas", gimnastas denuncian a entrenadora Blajaith Aguilar por maltrato psicológico" [“We feel humiliated”: Gymnasts accuse coach Blajaith Aguilar of psychological abuse.]. ESTO (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  39. ↑ Morán, Karen (13 May 2026). "Blajaith Aguilar responde a gimnastas: "Niego categóricamente cualquier acusación de maltrato"" [Blajaith Aguilar responds to gymnasts: “I categorically deny any accusation of mistreatment.”]. ESTO (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2026.
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