Vitaliy Guimaraes

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Vitaliy Guimaraes
Full nameVitaliy Guimaraes
Country representedFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (2000-05-18) May 18, 2000 (age 23)
Dallas, Texas, USA
Hometown Arvada, Colorado
Residence Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior elite
Years on national team2016–22 (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
Medal record
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Pan American Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Rio de Janeiro Team
Representing Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma Sooners logo.svg
NCAA Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 Champaign Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Minneapolis Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Norman Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Norman Floor Exercise

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.

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Personal life

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]

Gymnastics career

2016–18

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]

2019

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]

2020–21

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]

2022

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]

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2016 RD761 International Junior Team Cup4Bronze medal icon.svg
U.S. National Championships (15-16)61277Silver medal icon.svg2412
Junior Pan American Championships Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
2017 Elite Team Cup4
U.S. National Championships (17-18)Silver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg7Silver medal icon.svg
2018 Elite Team Cup6
U.S. National Championships (17-18)4Gold medal icon.svg76Gold medal icon.svg105
2019 Winter Cup 225159
NCAA Championships Silver medal icon.svg244
2021 Winter Cup 9121010985
NCAA Championships Silver medal icon.svg44
Pan American Championships Silver medal icon.svg
Olympic Trials 119101541511
2022 Winter Cup Gold medal icon.svg
DTB Pokal Team Challenge Gold medal icon.svg
MPSF ChampionshipsSilver medal icon.svg4
NCAA Championships Silver medal icon.svg4Bronze medal icon.svg527201222
2023 MPSF ChampionshipsSilver medal icon.svg511716
NCAA Championships 411292738293544

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