Sofia Madeira Pereira | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Sofia Madeira Pereira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Brazil | September 15, 2003||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Rhythmic Gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2020– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Camila Ferezin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Choreographer | Bruna Martins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sofia Madeira Pereira (born 15 September 2003) is a Brazilian rhythmic gymnast, [1] and a member of the national group.
Pereira took up the sport at age 9 in the Italo Brasileiro club. At the 2016 national championships she was 15th in the All-Around and 7th in teams. [2] In November 2018 she was selected by Camila Ferezin, the national group's coach, along five other gymnasts for an evaluation period to become part of the group. [3] In April 2020 she was again selected for a virtual training with the senior group, [4] and again in January 2022. [5] In late 2022 she become a starter in the group, competing at the South American Championships where Brazil won all the gold medals. [6]
At the start of the 2023 season she competed at the World Cup in Athens, Brazil won bronze in the All-Around and took 8th place with 5 hoops. [7] In Sofia the group was 7th in the All-Around, 6th with 5 hoops and 4th with 3 ribbons and 2 balls. [8] In May she took part in the World Cup in Portimão, the group was 8th in the All-Around and then won an historical gold medal in the 5 hoops final, the first for Brazil. [9] [10] In June she was selected for the Pan American Championships, where the group won gold in all three events. [11] [12]
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