Maria Eduarda Arakaki

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Maria Eduarda Arakaki
2018-10-09 Gymnastics at 2018 Summer Youth Olympics - Rhythmic Gymnastics - Balls qualification (Martin Rulsch) 108.jpg
Arakaki in 2018
Personal information
Full nameMaria Eduarda De Almeida Arakaki
Nickname(s)Duda
Born (2003-08-12) 12 August 2003 (age 21)
Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil [1]
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in) [2]
Gymnastics career
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
Country representedFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Years on national team2018-
LevelSenior International Elite
Club Colégio Marista de Maceió
Head coach(es)Carla Cabus, Camila Ferezin
Medal record
Rhythmic gymnastics
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Event1st2nd3rd
FIG World Cup 022
FIG World Challenge Cup 341
Total363
Pan American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Rio de Janeiro Group all-around
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Rio de Janeiro 5 balls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Rio de Janeiro 3 hoops + 4 clubs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Rio de Janeiro Group all-around
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Rio de Janeiro 5 hoops
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Guadalajara Group all-around
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Guadalajara 5 hoops
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Guadalajara 3 ribbons + 2 balls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Guatemala City 5 hoops
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Rio de Janeiro 3 ribbons + 2 balls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Guatemala City Group all-around
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Guatemala City 3 ribbons + 2 balls
South American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Paipa All-around team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Paipa Group all-around
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Paipa 5 hoops
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Paipa 3 ribbons + 2 balls

Maria Eduarda De Almeida "Duda" Arakaki (born 12 August 2003) [3] is a Brazilian rhythmic gymnast. She represented Brazil at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics and competed in the individual all-around, and she represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the group all-around. [1]

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Career

Arakaki began rhythmic gymnastics when she was six years old. [2]

Junior

She competed at the 2018 Junior Pan American Championships and won the bronze medal in the team event and finished sixth in the individual all-around. [4] She won the gold medal in the all-around at the 2018 South American Youth Championships. [2] She competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires. In the individual all-around, she finished thirty-fourth in the qualification round. Additionally, in the mixed multi-discipline team event, her team finished seventh. [1] In 2019, she had surgery on her knee and did not compete that year. [2]

Senior

Arakaki began training with Brazil's senior group in 2020. [2] Her first major competition with the group was the 2021 Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro. The group won the gold medal in the group all-around and secured the continental quota place for the 2020 Olympic Games. The group additionally won the gold medals in both the 5 balls and the 3 hoops + 4 clubs event finals. [5]

Arakaki was selected to compete for Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the group all-around alongside Beatriz Linhares, Déborah Medrado, Nicole Pírcio, and Geovanna Santos. [6] They finished twelfth in the qualification round for the group all-around. [7]

She continued being part of a national team after the Olympics. At the 2022 World Cup Pesaro her group won bronze medal in 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls final, which was her first World Cup medal. In 2023, they won more medals - two bronze medals in Group All-around at World Cups in Athens and Cluj Napoca. Later that year, she represented Brazil at the 2023 World Championships in Valencia, Spain, where she and her teammates finished on 6th place in Group All-around and secured a quota place for the 2024 Olympic Games. [8]

Personal life

She studies Physical Education at Estácio de Sá University in Rio de Janeiro. [9]

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