Sabrina Vega
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| Country represented |
 United States
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| Born |
May 24, 1995 Carmel, New York, USA |
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| Height | 5 ft 1 in (155 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2008-2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Great American Gymnastics Express | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Al Fong and Armine Barutyan Fong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach(es) |
Sorin Cepoi Teodora Ungureanu |
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| Retired | 2015 (elite) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | http://www.sabrinavega.com/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sabrina Vega (born May 24, 1995) is an American gymnast from Carmel, New York. She was a member of the United States team that won gold at the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She was a five-year national team member and trained at Dynamic Gymnastics in Mohegan Lake until 2013 when she switched gyms to train at Great American Gymnastics Express. She began competing for the University of Georgia in 2017.
Vega was born to David and Jahaira Vega. Her father was a gymnast when he was younger. Her younger brother, David Jr., plays baseball and football. Vega began gymnastics in 2000.
In 2009, Vega competed at the United States Junior National Championships in Dallas, Texas. She won gold on the floor exercise, bronze on balance beam, and finished fourth in the all-around. She competed at the 2009 Junior Pan American Games in Aracaju, Brazil where she helped the United States team win the gold medal. She won silvers in the all-around and on uneven bars behind teammate Kyla Ross.
In her first major meet as a senior, Vega placed third in the all-around (56.85) at the 2011 CoverGirl Classic on July 23 in Chicago, IL. She captured second place on floor (14.25) and finished fourth on vault (14.6).
In August, Vega placed fifth all-around at the 2011 U.S. National Championships in St. Paul, Minnesota, with a two-night score of 112.05. Vega earned fourth place on floor exercise (28.9) and fifth place on beam (28.85).
Vega was named to the Worlds team along with Alicia Sacramone, Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, and Jordyn Wieber. The team went on to win gold in the team final.
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