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Gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1896. [1] Brazilian female artistic gymnasts have participated in every Summer Olympics since 1980, except for 1996, when Soraya Carvalho qualified but had to withdraw before the start of the competition due to an ankle injury. [2] A total of 17 female gymnasts have represented Brazil.
It has also participated in the women's team competition at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 18 times. At the 2020 Olympic Games, Rebeca Andrade became the first Brazilian to win an Olympic medal in women's artistic gymnastics, winning silver in the individual all-around. [2]
Gymnastics events have been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. For 32 years, only men were allowed to compete. Beginning at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, women were allowed to compete in artistic gymnastics events as well.
Except when the Summer Olympics are held: Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup and Challenge Cup series World Cup: Global 1983 Annually: Summer Olympic Games: Multi-sport event: Global 1984 Every four years: World Games: Multi-sport event for non Olympic category Global 2001 Every four years: Summer Youth Olympic Games: Multi-sport event for gymnasts ...
Note: The International Gymnastics Federation recommended to the IOC that the medals of the Chinese team be stripped, and awarded to the fourth-placed United States team, as it was revealed that Dong Fangxiao was underage (14, with age limit >16) at the time. The IOC upheld the FIG decision in April 2010.
Rhythmic gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1984. [1] Brazilian rhythmic gymnasts have participated in six editions of the Summer Olympics. A total of 24 gymnasts have represented Brazil in individual and group events. Brazilian women have yet to win a medal at the Olympics.
Gymnastics events were competed at the 2002 South American Games in Curitiba, Brazil, at the Ginásio de Esportes Professor Almir Nelson de Almeida, also known as Ginásio do Tarumã. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Medal summary
Brazil at the 2002 Winter Olympics; IOC code: BRA: NOC: Brazilian Olympic Committee: Website: www.cob.org.br (in Portuguese) in Salt Lake City; Competitors: 10 (8 men, 2 women) in 4 sports: Flag bearers : Mirella Arnhold (opening) Renato Mizoguchi (closing) Medals: Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0: Winter Olympics appearances