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Team Quindío · FIG Development Program

Violetta
Hernández — Artistic Gymnast

At just 8 years old and with barely two years of practice, Violetta is already national champion in her category, South American team runner-up, and a triple medalist at her National FIG debut with Team Quindío, historic team champions.

Women's Artistic Gymnastics (WAG) · Armenia, Quindío · Colombia

Violetta Hernández Cardona, artistic gymnast

All-Around personal best

38.250· 2026 National Champion

0.000All-Around personal best
0Medals at her National FIG debut
Top 0Nationally among 200+ gymnasts
0Years of practice
About me

A story that is just beginning

From her first steps on the mat to high performance: a uniquely accelerated journey.

Violetta discovered artistic gymnastics in June 2024, in Armenia (Quindío, Colombia), just before turning 6. From day one, the regional sports system identified her as a girl with potential: body type, discipline and a capacity for focus rare at her age.

In August 2025 she made the leap to high performance by joining Club Deportivo Invictus Gym. The change was immediate and measurable: in only three months she improved her All-Around by +2.700 points, and by December of that year she was already South American team runner-up in Medellín, at her first federated international meet.

Her preparation is comprehensive: technical gymnastics training, work on line, posture and artistic expression, and physical conditioning for strength and injury prevention. The structure of a professional athlete, built with a long-term vision.

2026 was her breakout year: national champion in her category in Cartagena with a 38.250 All-Around —fifth overall among more than 200 gymnasts of all ages—, international champion of the 8-year-old category in Peru, and in August, her official entry into high performance as part of Team Quindío. The closing chapter was movie material: at her first Nationals under the FIG code, in Ibagué, she won vault gold, beam silver and all-around bronze, and Team Quindío became team champions for the first time in the department's history.

Discipline

Constant training and physical conditioning. Daily consistency is the foundation of every point earned.

Resilience

The beam knocked her down at her first Nationals and challenged her again at her FIG debut. Weeks later, that same event gave her the national silver: a 9.700 without a single fall. She gets up, adjusts and responds.

Excellence

Every routine is polished in detail: technique, line and expression. Continuous improvement, documented meet by meet.

Quiet leadership

A role model for her teammates through her work ethic, not through noise. Respect is earned in training.

Achievements & journey

Two years, a decade of results

From beginner levels to FIG high performance: every meet and every score, documented and verified.

National Champion in her category

II National Federated Meet · Cartagena · June 2026

AA 38.250 · 5th overall among more than 200 gymnasts of all ages · champion team.

International Champion · 8-year-old category

GAF International Cup · Peru · July 2026

AA 37.790 · closed her Level 3 cycle with an international title in her birthday month.

South American team runner-up

South American Federated Meet · Medellín · December 2025

Her vault (9.600) and floor (9.425) contributed to the medal score at her first international event.

Triple medalist · FIG Nationals

Age-Group Federated Nationals · Ibagué · August 2026

🥇 vault (10.550, best execution of the championship) · 🥈 beam (9.700) · 🥉 all-around (3rd of 28) · Team Quindío, historic team champions.

  1. All-around bronze (3rd among 28 gymnasts from 12 delegations) at her first Nationals under the FIG code, with vault gold —the best execution of the championship— and beam silver, without a single fall. Team Quindío won the team title with 112.30: a historic first for the department.

    🥇 Vault · 🥈 Beam · 🥉 All-Around · 🏆 Historic team gold

    Vault
    10.550
    Uneven Bars
    7.600
    Beam
    9.700
    Floor
    9.150
  2. Official debut under FIG rules, with vault as her strongest event of the day.

    🏅 Officially named to TEAM QUINDÍO — entry into high performance

  3. Champion in the 8-year-old category. Closed her Level 3 cycle with an international title.

    🥇 International champion · 8-year-old category

    Vault
    9.675
    Uneven Bars
    9.500
    Floor
    9.165
    Beam
    9.450
  4. Level 3 runner-up in her category.

    🥈 Runner-up

  5. All-around champion in her category and 5th among more than 200 gymnasts of all ages. Improved on all four events (+2.550 AA vs. April) and was key to the team title.

    🥇 National champion in her category · Top 5 overall

    Vault
    9.450
    Uneven Bars
    9.625
    Floor
    9.600
    Beam
    9.575
  6. 4th individually in her Level 3 debut, with an immediate recovery after a beam fall. Team champions in her category.

    🏆 Team champions

    Vault
    8.850
    Uneven Bars
    9.225
    Floor
    8.825
    Beam
    8.800
  7. Team runners-up before an international judging panel at her first meet beyond the national stage. Her vault and floor scores were in the team's top 3.

    🥈 South American team runner-up

    Vault
    9.600
    Uneven Bars
    8.500
    Beam
    9.125
    Floor
    9.425
  8. Season personal best: 37.050, just one tenth off the top score in her group.

    Vault
    9.300
    Uneven Bars
    9.300
    Beam
    9.300
    Floor
    9.150
  9. Sustained progression: +0.300 over the Regionals held one week earlier.

    Vault
    9.300
    Uneven Bars
    9.000
    Beam
    8.700
    Floor
    9.100
  10. First meet with Invictus Gym: +2.700 All-Around points in just three months. The takeoff.

    📈 +2.700 AA in 3 months

    Vault
    8.950
    Uneven Bars
    9.250
    Beam
    8.700
    Floor
    8.900
  11. Her baseline: first documented meet, one year after starting the sport.

    Vault
    8.500
    Uneven Bars
    8.200
    Floor
    8.000
    Beam
    8.400
  12. At age 5, Violetta steps into a gym for the first time. The regional sports system immediately identifies her as a girl with potential.

    ✨ The story begins

Gallery

Moments that tell the story

Competitions, training and travel: behind the scenes of an athlete in the making.

📸 A growing gallery — new photos after every meet.

Contact & Sponsorships

Let's talk about the future

Sponsorship, press or collaboration? The family personally answers every message.

Managed directly by Violetta's family