TOKYO – University of Denver alumna and former gymnastics team member Simona Castro competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, scoring a 46.399 in the all-around on Sunday.
 
Castro, who competed for DU in 2010-13 and represented her home country of Chile, placed 75^th overall during Sunday's qualifying round. She finished 78^th on bars (11.533), 79^th on beam (11.433) and 85^th on floor (10.233) while also posting a 13.200 on vault.
 
This was Castro's third Olympics appearance. She became the first Chilean gymnast to qualify for the Olympics in 2012 and placed 43^rd overall (50.932). Four years later, she finished 52^nd overall with a 51.399 in the 2016 Rio Games.
 
At least one DU gymnast has competed in each of the last four Olympics, starting with Venezuelan Jessica Lopez, who attended DU in 2006-09 and first qualified for the Beijing Games in 2008. Both Castro and Lopez competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. In Rio, Lopez placed seventh in the all-around and sixth on bars in Rio in 2016.
 
A total of four Denver gymnasts have advanced to at least one Olympic Games. Annamari Maaranen, who competed for DU in 2008-11, qualified for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing but did not compete due to injury.
 
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were delayed one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally scheduled for late July 2020, the Games are now being held from July 23 – August 8, 2021.
 
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