Geovanna Santos
Geovanna Santos da Silva (born 15 February 2002)[2] is a Brazilian rhythmic gymnast. She represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the group all-around.
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| Full name | Geovanna Santos da Silva | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Jojo | |||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 February 2002 Pinheiros, Espírito Santo, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Clube Italo Brasileiro | |||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Camila Ferezin | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Santos began rhythmic gymnastics when she was six years old in Pinheiros.[2] She began competing with Brazil's senior rhythmic group in 2021.[1]
Santos 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.[3]
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 Beatriz Linhares.[4] They finished twelfth in the qualification round for the group all-around.[5]
References
- "Geovanna Santos da Silva". Olimpia Todo Dia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- "Santos Geovanna". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 31 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. Retrieved 7 August 2021.