Vitaliy Guimaraes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Vitaliy Guimaraes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former countries represented | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Dallas, Texas, USA | May 18, 2000|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Arvada, Colorado | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2016–22 (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Minas Tênis Clube 5280 Gymnastics (former) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Oklahoma Sooners (2019–23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Ricardo Yokoyama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former coach(es) | Vladimir Artemev Mark Williams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vitaliy Guimaraes (born May 18, 2000) is an American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the silver medal-winning team at the 2021 Pan American Championships. He was a member of the USA national team and competed for the University of Oklahoma in collegiate gymnastics.
Guimaraes was born in Dallas, Texas to Tatiana Kondratova, a former Soviet artistic gymnast, and Marcelo Guimarães, a former Brazilian gymnast and coach. [1] He was raised in Arvada, Colorado. [2]
Guimaraes competed at the RD761 International Junior Team Cup; his team finished fourth. [3] He competed at his first elite-level national championships where he finished sixth in the all-around in the 15-16 age division. [4] Guimaraes was selected to compete at the 2016 Junior Pan American Championships where he helped the United States finish first as a team. Individually he placed first on floor exercise, second on horizontal bar, and third on vault. [5]
In 2017 Guimaraes competed at the U.S. National Championships in the 17–18 age division. He finished second in the all-around behind Brody Malone. Additionally he posted top-3 finishes on all apparatuses except the parallel bars where he finished seventh. [6]
At the 2018 U.S. National Championships Guimaraes once again competed in the 17-18 age division. He placed fourth in the all-around but first on floor exercise and vault. [7]
Guimaraes competed at the 2019 Winter Cup where he placed 22nd in the all-around. [8] He also started competing in collegiate gymnastics for the Oklahoma Sooners. At his first NCAA Championships he helped Oklahoma finish second as a team behind Stanford. [9]
In 2020 the NCAA season was cut short due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. [10]
Guimaraes returned to competition at the 2021 Winter Cup where he finished ninth in the all-around. [11] He next competed at the 2021 NCAA Championships where he helped Oklahoma once again finish second behind Stanford. Individually he placed fourth in the all-around and on horizontal bar. [12]
Guimaraes was selected to compete at the 2021 Pan American Championships; he helped the team win the silver medal behind Brazil. Due to competing at the Pan American Championships, Guimaraes was invited to compete at the upcoming Olympic Trials. [13] Guimaraes finished eleventh in the all-around at the Olympic Trials and was not added to the team. [14] [15]
Guimaraes competed at the 2022 Winter Cup where he won the competition. This was the first competition that utilized bonus points based on difficulty scores. Despite not gaining any of these bonuses, Guimaraes managed to post the highest score due to clean execution. [16]
At the NCAA Championship Guimaraes helped Oklahoma finish second as a team. Additionally he placed third on floor exercise. [17]
Year | Event | Team | AA | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB |
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2016 | RD761 International Junior Team Cup | 4 | |||||||
U.S. National Championships (15-16) | 6 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 12 | |||
Junior Pan American Championships | |||||||||
2017 | Elite Team Cup | 4 | |||||||
U.S. National Championships (17-18) | 7 | ||||||||
2018 | Elite Team Cup | 6 | |||||||
U.S. National Championships (17-18) | 4 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | ||||
2019 | Winter Cup | 22 | 5 | 15 | 9 | ||||
NCAA Championships | 24 | 4 | |||||||
2021 | Winter Cup | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | |
NCAA Championships | 4 | 4 | |||||||
Pan American Championships | |||||||||
Olympic Trials | 11 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 11 | ||
2022 | Winter Cup | ||||||||
DTB Pokal Team Challenge | |||||||||
MPSF Championships | 4 | ||||||||
NCAA Championships | 4 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 22 | |||
2023 | MPSF Championships | 5 | 11 | 7 | 16 | ||||
NCAA Championships | 4 | 11 | 29 | 27 | 38 | 29 | 35 | 44 | |
2024 | Brazil Trophy | 4 | |||||||
Brazilian Championships | 6 | 4 |
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