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| Full name | Luana Mercedes Gomes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 January 2003 Almada, Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Angola | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2019- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ivanova Academy-Rhythmic Gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Caterina Ivanova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Luana Gomes (born 30 January 2003) is a Portuguese-Angolan rhythmic gymnast. [1] She represents Angola in international competitions.
Gomes debuted at the 2019 World Championships in Baku, ending 42nd in teams, 102nd in the all-around, 105th with hoop, 95th with ball, 125th with clubs and 139th with ribbon. [2]
At the 2020 African Championships in Sharm el-Sheikh, she won bronze with hoop, ball and ribbon. [3]
In 2021, she was the only Angolan representative at the World Championships in Kitakyushu. She was 60th in the all-around, 61st with hoop, 62nd with ball, 62nd with clubs and 57th with ribbon. [4] [5]
At the 2022 African Championships in Cairo, she won bronze in teams and with clubs. [6] [7] In September she was selected for the World Championships, finishing 71st in the all-around, 77th with hoop, 72nd with ball, 78th with clubs and 55th with ribbon. [8]
She competed at the 2023 World Cup in Sofia where she was 46th in the all-around, 46th with hoop, 45th with ball, 43rd with clubs and 42nd with ribbon. [9] She next competed at the World Cup in Baku, taking 51st place in the all-around, 50th with hoop, 51st with ball, 31st with clubs and 53rd with ribbon. [10] She also competed at the World Challenge Cup in Portimão, being 26th in the all-around, 29th with hoop, 34th with ball, 19th with clubs and 33rd with ribbon. [11]
At the 2023 African Championships in Moka she won bronze in teams and in the all-around, silver with ball and ribbon and gold with hoop and clubs. [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] In August, she competed at the 2023 World Championships in Valencia, and she placed 61st in the all-around. [18]
In early 2024, Gomes traveled to Baku for a training camp. In an interview, she mentioned the difficulties of training in Angola due to the lack of equipment and knowledgeable coaches, and she said she planned to become a coach after retiring as an athlete. [19] In April, she competed at the World Cup in Sofia, where she placed 42nd in the all-around. [20]
At the 2024 African Championships in Kigali, she came in second in the all-around. She won four more medals in the apparatus finals: gold in clubs, silver in hoop, and bronze in ball and ribbon. [21]
