Maria Eduarda Arakaki

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Maria Eduarda Arakaki
Full nameMaria Eduarda De Almeida Arakaki
Nickname(s)Duda
Country represented Brazil
Born (2003-08-12) 12 August 2003 (age 18)
Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil[1]
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[2]
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubColegio Marista Maceio
Head coach(es)Carla Cabus
Medal record
Rhythmic gymnastics
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rio de Janeiro Group all-around
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rio de Janeiro 5 balls
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rio de Janeiro 3 hoops + 4 clubs

Maria Eduarda De Almeida "Duda" Arakaki (born 12 August 2003)[3] is a Brazilian rhythmic gymnast. She represented Brazil at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics and competed in the individual all-around, and she represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the group all-around.[1]

Career[]

Arakaki began rhythmic gymnastics when she was six years old.[2] She competed at the 2018 Junior Pan American Championships and won the bronze medal in the team event and finished sixth in the individual all-around.[4] She won the gold medal in the all-around at the 2018 South American Youth Championships.[2] She competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires. In the individual all-around, she finished thirty-fourth in the qualification round. Additionally, in the mixed multi-discipline team event, her team finished seventh.[1] In 2019, she had surgery on her knee and did not compete that year.[2]

Arakaki began training with Brazil's senior group in 2020.[2] Her first major competition with the group was 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]

Arakaki was selected to compete for Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the group all-around alongside Beatriz Linhares, Déborah Medrado, Nicole Pírcio, and Geovanna Santos.[6] They finished twelfth in the qualification round for the group all-around.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Duda Arakaki". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Maria Eduarda de Almeida Arakaki". Olympiada Todo Dia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Arakaki Maria Eduarda". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Campeonato Panamericano Gimnasia Ritmica Juvenil" (PDF). USA Gymnastics (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Brazil and Castillo Galindo claim Olympic tickets in Rio". International Gymnastics Federation. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  6. ^ "CBG divulga convocação das ginastas do conjunto" [CBG announces the rhythmic gymnastics group]. Confederação Brasileira de Ginástica (in Portuguese). 8 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics — Group All-Around — Qualification — Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

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