Sofia Pereira

Sofia Pereira
Pereira in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Sofia Madeira Pereira
Born	(2003-09-15) September 15, 2003 (age 21) Brazil
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Country represented	Brazil
Years on national team	2020–
Head coach(es)	Camila Ferezin
Choreographer	Bruna Martins
Medal record Rhythmic gymnastics Representing   Brazil Event 1st 2nd 3rd FIG World Cup 0 0 1 FIG World Challenge Cup 1 0 0 Total 1 0 1 Pan American Championships 2023 Guadalajara Group all-around 2023 Guadalajara 5 hoops 2023 Guadalajara 3 ribbons + 2 balls South American Games 2022 Asunción Group all-around 2022 Asunción 5 hoops 2022 Asunción 3 ribbons + 2 balls South American Championships 2022 Paipa Team (Combined) 2022 Paipa Group all-around 2022 Paipa 5 hoops 2022 Paipa 3 ribbons + 2 balls

Sofia Madeira Pereira (born 15 September 2003) is a Brazilian rhythmic gymnast, ^[1] and a member of the national group.

Career

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]}

References

1. "Pereira Sofia- – FIG Athlete Profile". gymnastics.sport.
2. "Resultado do Campeonato Brasileiro Caixa de Ginástica Rítmica – Categoria Juvenil e Adulta". www.fesg.com.br. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
3. "Capixaba nascida para brilhar na ginástica". ES1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-11-10. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
4. "Treinamento Virtual GR Atualização" (PDF). ginasticario.com.br.
5. "Avaliação de Ginástica Rítmica" (PDF). cbginastica.com.
6. Consugi – Official results. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
7. "Gymnastics – World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics – Athens 2023 – Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
8. "Gymnastics – World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics – Sofia 2023 – Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
9. "Gymnastics – World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics – Portimão 2023 – Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
10. "Técnica festeja ouro inédito na ginástica rítmica e analisa crescimento do conjunto brasileiro – Gazeta Esportiva". www.gazetaesportiva.com. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
11. "Brasil domina Campeonato Pan-Americano de Ginástica Rítmica". www.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-06-13.
12. Gentile, Gabriel (2023-06-11). "Conjunto do Brasil leva o ouro no Pan-Americano". Olimpíada Todo Dia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-06-13.