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Yan Zabala
Full nameYan Dairon Zabala Arévalo
Born (2006-03-11) March 11, 2006 (age 20)
Cúcuta, Colombia
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Colombia Colombia
(2018–present)
ClubLiga Norte de Santander
Head coach
Jairo Ruiz
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's artistic gymnastics
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place2026 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2026 Santo DomingoTeam
Silver medal – second place2026 Santo DomingoParallel bars
Silver medal – second place2026 Santo DomingoHorizontal bar
South American Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 MedellínHorizontal bar
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place2025 Lima-AyacuchoTeam
Gold medal – first place2025 Lima-AyacuchoParallel bars
Gold medal – first place2025 Lima-AyacuchoHorizontal bar
Bronze medal – third place2025 Lima-AyacuchoAll-around

Yan Dairon Zabala Arévalo (born March 11, 2006)[1] is a Colombian artistic gymnast. He was part of the silver medal winning team at the 2026 Pan American Championships. He is a three-time Bolivarian Games champion.

Gymnastics career

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Zabala competed at the 2025 South American Championships where he won silver on horizontal bar.[2] He next competed at the 2025 Bolivarian Games where he helped Colombia win team gold. Individually he won bronze in the all-around and gold on parallel bars and horizontal bar.[3]

At the 2026 Pan American Championships, Zabala helped Colombia win the silver medal behind Canada.[4] Individually he finished fifth in the horizontal bar final.[5] Zabala next competed at the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games where he helped Colombia win team gold.[6] Individually he won silver on parallel bars and horizontal bar, behind teammate Ángel Barajas on both.[7][8]

Competitive history

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Competitive history of Yan Zabala at the junior level
Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2018 Colombian Championships (junior)6
2019 Colombian Championships (youth)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)4
2022 South American Youth Games1st place, gold medalist(s)83rd place, bronze medalist(s)
South American Junior Championships7571st place, gold medalist(s)5
2023 Colombian Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
South American Junior Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)41st place, gold medalist(s)
2024 Bolivarian Youth Games1st place, gold medalist(s)
Pacific Rim Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Colombian Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Pan American Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)42nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Competitive history of Yan Zabala at the senior level
Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2025 Colombian Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Pan American Championships5967
Paris World Challenge Cup8
Szombathely World Challenge Cup7
World Championships1639
South American Championships442nd place, silver medalist(s)
Bolivarian Games1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)661st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
2026 Cottbus World CupR1
Baku World CupR1
Antalya World CupR1
Colombian Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Pan American Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)5
Central American and Caribbean Games1st place, gold medalist(s)62nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

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  1. ↑ "Federación Colombiana de Gimnasia Resolución Nº 132" (PDF). Colombian Gymnastics Federation. October 28, 2024.
  2. ↑ "2025 South American Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. November 10, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Cucuteño Yan Zabala tuvo una actuación dorada en los Juegos Bolivarianos 2025" [Yan Zabala from Cúcuta had a golden performance at the 2025 Bolivarian Games]. La Opinión (in Spanish). December 1, 2025.
  4. ↑ "U.S. women win team title; men take bronze to kick off 2026 Artistic Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 17, 2026.
  5. ↑ "CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO ADULTOS DE GIMNASIA ARTÍSTICA – 2026" (PDF). USA Gymnastics.
  6. ↑ "Gimnastas colombianos se lucen en Centroamericanos: hicieron marca que solo han alcanzado japoneses y chinos" [Colombian gymnasts shine at the Central American Games: they set a record only achieved by Japanese and Chinese athletes]. Yahoo (in Spanish). August 3, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Ángel Barajas cerró con dos oros y Colombia ganó el medallero de la gimnasia artística en Santo Domingo 2026" [Ángel Barajas finished with two gold medals and Colombia won the medal count for artistic gymnastics at Santo Domingo 2026]. Colombian Olympic Committee (in Spanish). August 6, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Colombia mantiene el segundo lugar en los Centroamericanos y del Caribe Santo Domingo 2026" [Colombia maintains second place in the Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026]. El Quindiano (in Spanish). August 7, 2026.
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