Isabella Ayelen Ajalla (born 5 March 2008) is an Argentine artistic gymnast. She is the 2026 Pan American champion on balance beam. She is the 2024 and 2025 Argentinian national champion.
| Isabella Ajalla | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Isabella Ayelen Ajalla | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 March 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||
Country represented |  Argentina (2021–present) | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Círculo Gimnástico Norte | |||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Camila Soto | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gymnastics career
edit2021–2023: Junior
editAjalla competed at the 2022 South American Youth Games where she helped Argentina win silver as a team and individually she won gold on uneven bars and balance beam. Additionally she won bronze in the all-around and on floor exercise.[1] At the 2022 Junior Pan American Championships Ajalla helped Argentina win bronze as a team. Individually she won bronze medals in the all-around and on uneven bars and floor exercise.[2]
At the 2023 Junior World Championships, Ajalla helped Argentina finish fifth as a team. Individually she finished fifteenth in the all-around.[3]
2024–present: Senior
editAjalla became age-eligible for senior level competition in 2024. She competed at the 2024 Pan American Championships where she helped Argentina place fourth as a team. Individually she finished thirteenth in the all-around.[4] She ended the year competing at the Argentine National Championships where she placed first.[5]
At the 2026 City of Jesolo Trophy, Ajalla won silver on balance beam behind Maïana Prat.[6] She next competed at the 2026 Pan American Championships where she won gold on balance beam and bronze on floor exercise, her first major senior international medals.[7][8]
Competitive history
edit| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2021 | Junior South American Championships |  | | |  | |  |
| 2022 | South American Youth Games | | | | | | |
| Junior Pan American Championships | | | 5 | | 8 | | |
| 2023 | |||||||
| Junior World Championships | 5 | 15 | R2 | ||||
| Junior South American Championships | | | 5 | | 4 | ||
| 2024 | |||||||
| Pan American Championships | 4 | 13 | 7 | ||||
| Argentina National Championships | | ||||||
| 2025 | |||||||
| Pan American Championships | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | |||
| Argentina National Championships | | ||||||
| Szombathely World Challenge Cup | 4 | ||||||
| Gymnova Cup | 13 | ||||||
| 2026 | City of Jesolo Trophy | 7 | 22 | | |||
| Pan American Championships | 4 | 7 | | |
References
edit- ↑ "2022 South American Junior Games Results". The Gymternet. March 5, 2022.
- ↑ "2022 Pan American Championships Results". The Gymternet. July 20, 2022.
- ↑ "2023 Junior World Championships Results". The Gymternet. April 3, 2023.
- ↑ "Mía Mainardi, subcampeona panamericana" [Mía Mainardi, Pan American runner-up]. AA Deporte (in Spanish).
- ↑ "2024 Argentinian Championships". The Gymternet. December 7, 2024.
- ↑ "XVII TROFEO CITTA' DI JESOLO - APPARATUS FINALS" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Una argentina ganó medalla de oro en el Panamericano de Río" [An Argentinian woman won a gold medal at the Pan American Championships in Rio]. LV12.com.ar (in Spanish). June 22, 2026.
- ↑ "La argentina Isabella Ajalla gana el oro en barra de equilibrio en el Panamericano de Río" [Argentina's Isabella Ajalla wins gold on the balance beam at the Pan American Games in Rio]. SWI swissinfo (in Spanish). June 21, 2026.