{{Short description|American artistic gymnast (born 2001)}} {{Infobox gymnast |name= Deanne Soza |image= |image_size= |caption= |fullname= |altname= |nickname= |country= {{USA}} |regions= |formercountry= |birth_date= {{birth date and age|2001|09|24}} |birth_place= Orem, Utah, United States |hometown= |residence= |death_date= |death_place= |height= <!-- {{convert|#.##|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} --> |discipline= WAG |natlteam= |club= |gym= Texas Dreams Gymnastics <br /> (2016-2020) <br /> Arete Gymnastics<br /> (until 2016) |collegeteam= Utah Red Rocks |headcoach= Kim Zmeskal-Burdette |assistcoach= Chris Burdette |formercoach=Dan Coleman <br />(until 2016) |choreographer= |music= 2013-2014: He’s a Pirate from Pirates of the Caribbean |eponymousskills= |retired= October 21, 2020 |worldranking= |updated= |show-medals= yes |medaltemplates= <!-- see Template:MedalRelatedTemplates --> {{MedalCountry|the {{USA}}}} }}
'''Deanne Soza''' (born September 24, 2001 in Orem, Utah) is a former American artistic gymnast.
== Competitive History ==
=== 2013 === Soza competed at the 2013 Secret U.S. Classic, placing 16th all-around.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_13classic_jr.pdf |title=USA Gymnastics |access-date=2014-08-04 |archive-date=2014-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528030924/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_13classic_jr.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> She advanced to Nationals, where she accumulated a two-day score of 103.050, placing 26th.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_13champs_jr2.pdf |title=USA Gymnastics |access-date=2014-08-04 |archive-date=2014-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808083258/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_13champs_jr2.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
=== 2014 === Deanne kicked off the 2014 season finishing third at the American Classic, held at the Karolyi's Ranch.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_14amclassic_jr.pdf |title=USA Gymnastics |access-date=2014-08-04 |archive-date=2018-12-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221055507/https://www.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_14amclassic_jr.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Soza later competed at the Secret U.S. Classic, where she placed third with Norah Flatley.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_14classic_jr.pdf |title=USA Gymnastics |access-date=2014-08-04 |archive-date=2018-12-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221042133/https://www.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_14classic_jr.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> She also took home a silver on uneven bars and a bronze on vault.
Soza was expected to compete at the 2014 P&G Championships in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
In September 2014, Deanne contracted a rare eye infection which could have blinded her. She healed fully and resumed training.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.826611390716237.1073741836.117621584948558&type=1 |title=Deanne Soza |last1= Arete Gymnastics|date=15 September 2014 |website=Facebook |accessdate=23 September 2014}}</ref>
===2015=== Soza returned to competition at the 2015 U.S. Classic on July 25. She placed fifth in the junior all-around competition with a score of 55.550, including second on balance beam with a score of 14.5 and tied for third on floor exercise (with Laurie Hernandez) with a score of 14.350.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_15susc_jr.pdf |title=USA Gymnastics |access-date=2015-07-28 |archive-date=2015-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908012235/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_15susc_jr.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> These scores were sufficient for her to once again qualify to the P&G National Championships.
===2016=== In January 2016, ''FloGymnastics'' released an article that revealed that Soza could have died as a result of her eye infection.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.flogymnastics.com/article/39252-deanne-soza-seeing-through-a-life-threatening-infection|title = Deanne Soza: Seeing Through a Life-Threatening Infection - FloGymnastics}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Soza, Deanne}} Category:2001 births Category:American female artistic gymnasts Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Orem, Utah Category:U.S. women's national team gymnasts Category:21st-century American sportswomen