Beatriz Linhares
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| Full name | Beatriz Linhares da Silva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Bia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 February 2003 Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2019 - present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Camila Ferezin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Beatriz Linhares da Silva (born 4 February 2003)[2] is a Brazilian rhythmic gymnast. She represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the group all-around.
Career
[edit]Linhares grew up training in ballet, but she switched to rhythmic gymnastics when she was nine years old. In 2017, she moved away from her family to Aracaju so she could train with the Brazilian group.[1]
Linhares represented Brazil at the 2019 Pan American Games, and the Brazilian group won the bronze medal in the group all-around behind Mexico and the United States.[3] They also won the bronze medal in the 5 balls event final. Then in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs, they won the gold medal.[4]
Linhares competed at the 2021 Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro. The group won the gold medal in the group all-around and secured the continental quota place for the 2020 Olympic Games. The group additionally won the gold medals in both the 5 balls and the 3 hoops + 4 clubs event finals.[5]
She was selected to compete for Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the group all-around alongside Maria Eduarda Arakaki, Déborah Medrado, Nicole Pírcio, and Geovanna Santos.[6] They finished twelfth in the qualification round for the group all-around.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Beatriz Linhares da Silva". Olimpiada Todo Dia. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Silva Beatriz". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Griskenas, Feeley go one-two in rhythmic all-around, U.S. group nabs silver at 2019 Pan American Games". USA Gymnastics. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Griskenas, Feeley win rhythmic gold medals at 2019 Pan American Games". USA Gymnastics. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Brazil and Castillo Galindo claim Olympic tickets in Rio". International Gymnastics Federation. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "CBG divulga convocação das ginastas do conjunto" [CBG announces the rhythmic gymnastics group]. Confederação Brasileira de Ginástica (in Portuguese). 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics — Group All-Around — Qualification — Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
External links
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- 2003 births
- Brazilian rhythmic gymnasts
- Competitors at the 2022 South American Games
- Gymnasts at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Gymnasts at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Living people
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Olympic gymnasts for Brazil
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil
- Pan American Games medalists in gymnastics
- South American Games gold medalists for Brazil
- South American Games medalists in gymnastics
- Sportspeople from Florianópolis
- Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Pan American Championships
- 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen