Gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1896. [1] Brazilian female artistic gymnasts have participated in every Summer Olympics since 1980, except for 1996, when Soraya Carvalho qualified but had to withdraw before the start of the competition due to an ankle injury. [2] A total of 17 female gymnasts have represented Brazil. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, Rebeca Andrade won gold in the vault and silver in the individual all-around. [3]
Gymnast | Years | Ref. |
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Cláudia Costa | 1980 | [4] |
Tatiana Figueiredo | 1984 | [4] |
Luísa Ribeiro | 1988, 1992 | [4] |
Camila Comin | 2000, 2004 | [4] |
Daniele Hypólito | 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 | [4] |
Ana Paula Rodrigues | 2004 | [4] |
Laís Souza | 2004, 2008 | [4] |
Daiane dos Santos | 2004, 2008, 2012 | [4] |
Caroline Molinari | 2004 | [4] |
Jade Barbosa | 2008, 2016, 2024 | [4] |
Ana Cláudia Silva | 2008 | [4] |
Ethiene Franco | 2008, 2012 | [4] |
Bruna Leal | 2012 | [4] |
Harumy de Freitas | 2012 | [4] |
Rebeca Andrade | 2016, 2020, 2024 | [4] |
Lorrane Oliveira | 2016, 2024 | [4] |
Flávia Saraiva | 2016, 2020, 2024 | [4] |
Júlia Soares | 2024 | [5] |
Gymnast | Years | Ref. |
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Harumy Freitas | 2010 | [6] |
Flávia Saraiva | 2014 | [7] |
Laura Rocha | 2018 | [8] |
Gymnast | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX | Total |
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Rebeca Andrade | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 6 | ||
Jade Barbosa | ![]() | 1 | |||||
Lorrane Oliveira | ![]() | 1 | |||||
Flávia Saraiva | ![]() | 1 | |||||
Júlia Soares | ![]() | 1 |
Gymnast | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX | Total |
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Flávia Saraiva | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | ||
Jade Fernandes Barbosa is a Brazilian artistic gymnast. She is a two-time individual bronze medalist at the World Championships, and represented Brazil at the 2008, 2016, and 2024 Olympic Games. She was part of the historic teams that won silver at the 2023 World Championships and bronze at the 2024 Olympic Games.
Rebeca Rodrigues de Andrade is a Brazilian artistic gymnast. Having won a total of six Olympic and nine World medals, she is the most decorated Brazilian and Latin American gymnast of all time, as well as the most decorated Brazilian Olympian in any discipline. In the all-around, she is the 2022 World champion, a two-time Olympic silver medalist, the 2023 World silver medalist, and the 2021 Pan American champion. On vault, she is the 2020 Olympic gold medalist, the 2024 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time World Champion, and the 2023 Pan American Games champion. She led the Brazilian team to its first ever team medals at the 2023 World Championships (silver) and the 2024 Olympics (bronze), as well as the gold medal at the 2021 Pan American Championships. She won the gold medal at the 2024 Olympics in the floor exercise.
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The Pan American Gymnastics Championships were first held in 1997.
The Pan American Gymnastics Championships were first held in 1997.
The Pan American Gymnastics Championships were first held in 1997.
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