Ana Luiza Lima

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Ana Luiza Lima
2019-06-26 1st FIG Artistic Gymnastics JWCH Women's Podium Training Floor exercise (Martin Rulsch) 246.jpg
Lima at the 2019 Junior World Championships
Personal information
Full nameAna Luiza Pires Lima
Country represented Brazil
Born (2005-08-08) 8 August 2005 (age 16)
Telêmaco Borba, Brazil[1]
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2018–present (BRA)
ClubCentro de Excelencia de Ginastica (CEGIN)
Head coach(es)Iryna Ilyashenko
Medal record
Artistic gymnastics
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rio de Janeiro Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rio de Janeiro Floor Exercise
South American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 San Juan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 San Juan Balance Beam
Bronze medal – third place 2021 San Juan Floor

Ana Luiza Pires Lima (born 8 August 2005) is a Brazilian artistic gymnast and a member of the Brazilian national gymnastics team.[2] Lima represented her country at the 2019 Junior World Championships.[3] She made her international senior debut at the 2021 Pan American Championships where she helped Brazil win the team gold and also won an individual gold medal on the floor exercise.[4]

Early life[]

Lima was born on 8 August 2005 in Telêmaco Borba. At age seven, she was discovered by the coaches of her current club, CEGIN, who visited Leopoldo Mercer Municipal School to detect talents. Lima was the only child from the school who passed their test. She then moved to Curitiba to dedicate herself to gymnastics.[1][5][6]

Career[]

Lima on the uneven bars at the Junior World Championships

In September 2017, Lima became the Brazilian national all-around champion in the espoir age-group, also taking the gold medal on floor, as well as the silver on vault, uneven bars and the balance beam.[7]

In March 2018, Lima competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy in Italy, where she placed seventh with the Brazilian junior team and 25th in the individual all-around. In May, she underwent surgery for an injury which forced her out of training for a month.[5] Lima returned to competition in August, taking the bronze medal in the floor exercise final at the Brazilian Event Championships, in a field of mixed junior and senior competitors.[8] She went on to represent Brazil at the 2018 Junior South American Championships in Lima, Peru, winning the gold in the all-around, silver on floor, bronze on vault, and contributing to the Brazilian team’s first place finish ahead of Argentina and Peru. In November, she once again became the Brazilian junior all-around champion.[9]

Lima opened her 2019 season at the WOGA Classic in Frisco, Texas, earning the silver medal on floor behind Skye Blakely, with Kayla DiCello taking the bronze. At the 2019 Brazilian Event Championships, Lima placed ninth in the all-around and won gold on floor. Lima was selected to the Brazilian team for the 2019 Junior World Championships alongside Júlia Soares and . She placed 29th in the individual all-around and contributed to the Brazilian team’s seventh place finish in a field of 29 teams.[3][9]

Lima began competing as a senior in 2021. At the 2021 Pan American Championships held in Rio de Janeiro, she helped Brazil win the gold medal in the team final, and also earned an individual gold in the floor exercise final.[4]

Competitive history[]

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2017 Brazilian Junior Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018 City of Jesolo Trophy 7 25
Brazilian Event Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
South American Junior Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Brazilian Junior Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 WOGA Classic 8 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Brazilian Event Championships 9 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Junior World Championships 7 29
Senior
2021
Pan American Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Brazilian Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 7 6
South American Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Ana Luiza Lima - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). June 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "SELEÇÃO GINÁSTICA ARTÍSTICA FEMININA". Brazilian Gymnastics Federation (CBG) (in Portuguese). Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "1st FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships - Results Book". International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "REBECA CONQUISTA VAGA PARA OS JOGOS OLÍMPICOS DE TÓQUIO". Brazilian Gymnastics Federation (CBG) (in Portuguese). June 6, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Thais Fidélis e Ana Luiza Lima brilham no Brasileiro de Especialistas". Esporte Alternativo (in Portuguese). August 18, 2018.
  6. ^ "Ana Luiza Lima e Julia Soares, do CEGIN, são estrelas da novíssima geração da ginástica artística". contrape (in Portuguese). October 18, 2018.
  7. ^ "2017 Brazilian Junior Championships results". The Gymternet. September 12, 2017.
  8. ^ "2018 Brazilian Eventh Championships Results". The Gymternet. August 28, 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Ana Luiza Lima - Competition Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved June 9, 2021.

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