Rayderley Zapata Santana (ESP)

Rayderley is a young 21 years old Spanish gymnast. His best apparatus are vault and floor exercise. He was qualified for the last world final on this event.

What made you start gymnastics?

I saw a demonstration when I was a child. It makes me want to do saltos too.

What is a typical day like?

I wake up at 7h30 to breakfast and go to class until 11h15. I go training until 14h then I have a one hour break to lunch. I go back to school until 17h30 then to the gym until 20h15. At night I like to spend time with my family before I go to sleep.

What is your gymnastics’ best memory?

It was in 2014 World Championships in Nanning. I saw after my floor exercise that I was 6^th which meant I was qualified for the final.

I ranked in 8th position on floor exercise for my first World Championships. In Montpellier your goal will be to win a medal?

In Montpellier I will fight for a medal on floor exercise but on vault too.

Thomas Bouhail about Rayderley : « Rayderley was a true revelation in Nanning World Championships. His routine is still not perfect, but it is a world level. He clearly is a suitable candidate for a medal!”