) is a Spanish artistic gymnast

Artistic gymnastics

Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics where gymnasts perform short routines on different apparatus, with less time for vaulting . The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique , which designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite...

. She is the 2002 World Champion

2002 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

The 36th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Debrecen, Hungary, in 2002 at Főnix Hall.The team and all-around events were not contested at the 2002 Worlds. The format was similar to that of the 1992 Worlds, with medals being awarded for the individual WAG and MAG apparatus...

 on the floor exercise, where she was the only gymnast to perform a quadruple turn (known as the Gomez), and the first-ever Spanish female gymnast to win the World title. She won bronze the medal in floor exercise the following year in Anaheim using the same routine with the score of 9.675.

She represented Spain at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Spain at the 2004 Summer Olympics

-Medalists:-Archery:Men's Individual Competition:*Felipe López — 46th placeWomen's Individual Competition:*Almudena Gallardo — 13th place-Athletics:Men's 110 m Hurdles:...

, where she placed 8th in the all-around.

Gómez announced that she was retiring from the sport in 2006, following injuries sustained in training. She has three sisters, notably the younger: Natalia, also known as guitarist of the rock band Puja Fasua.