Sofia Madeira Pereira
Full nameSofia Madeira Pereira
Country represented Brazil
Born (2003-09-15) September 15, 2003
Brazil
DisciplineRhythmic Gymnastics
LevelInternational Elite
Years on national team2020–
Head coach(es)Camila Ferezin
ChoreographerBruna 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
Gold medal – first place 2023 GuadalajaraGroup all-around
Gold medal – first place 2023 Guadalajara5 hoops
Gold medal – first place 2023 Guadalajara3 ribbons + 2 balls
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción Group all-around
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción 5 hoops
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción 3 ribbons + 2 balls
South American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Paipa Team (Combined)
Gold medal – first place 2022 Paipa Group all-around
Gold medal – first place 2022 Paipa 5 hoops
Gold medal – first place 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.
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