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]
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| Full name | Maria Eduarda De Almeida Arakaki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Duda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 August 2003 Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2018- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Colégio Marista de Maceió | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Carla Cabus, Camila Ferezin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editArakaki began rhythmic gymnastics when she was six years old.[2]
Junior
editShe 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]
Senior
editArakaki 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]
She continued being part of a national team after the Olympics. At the 2022 World Cup Pesaro her group won bronze medal in 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls final, which was her first World Cup medal. In 2023, they won more medals - two bronze medals in Group All-around at World Cups in Athens and Cluj Napoca. Later that year, she represented Brazil at the 2023 World Championships in Valencia, Spain, where she and her teammates finished on 6th place in Group All-around and secured a quota place for the 2024 Olympic Games.[8]
Personal life
editShe studies Physical Education at Estácio de Sá University in Rio de Janeiro.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Duda Arakaki". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Maria Eduarda de Almeida Arakaki". Olympiada Todo Dia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Arakaki Maria Eduarda". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Campeonato Panamericano Gimnasia Ritmica Juvenil" (PDF). USA Gymnastics (in Spanish). 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.
- ^ Marcel Nagime (25 August 2023). "Ginástica Rítmica nos Jogos Olímpicos de Paris 2024" (in Portuguese).
- ^ "ARAKAKI Maria Eduarda". olympics.com. Retrieved 31 July 2024.