Wania Monteiro (born 9 August 1986) is a Cape Verdean rhythmic gymnast.[1]

Wania Monteiro
Country represented Cape Verde
Born (1986-08-09) 9 August 1986 (age 38)
Santa Catarina
Height170cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight62kg (137lb)
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Assistant coach(es)Santa Catarina, Santiago
Medal record
African Gymnastics Championships
Gold medal – first place Cape Town 2006 Clubs
Bronze medal – third place Cape Town 2006 Rope
Bronze medal – third place Cape Town 2006 Ball
Bronze medal – third place Cape Town 2006 Ribbon

Biography

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Born 9 August 1986 in Santa Catarina, Santiago, she lived in Praia for a while. She is trained by Elena Atmacheva. Time noted that she often trained "in a dilapidated gym with ceilings too low to accommodate a proper hoop or ball toss", due to a lack of adequate facilities in Cape Verde.[2]

Sports career

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Monteiro represented her country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and was Cape Verde's flag bearer during the Games's opening ceremony.[3] She was also the first gymnast from Cape Verde to compete in the Olympic Games.[4]

In 2006, she won four medals at the African Gymnastics Championships, three bronze and one gold, being present on all podiums during this competition.[5]

Monteiro competed again at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,[6] and was, again, her country's flagbearer during the Games' opening ceremony.[7] She finished 24th, with 49.050 points.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vânia Monteiro". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Beaten, But Not Defeated", Time, August 30, 2004
  3. ^ Fédération internationale de Gymnastique
  4. ^ About competitors in Athens Archived 2008-02-16 at the Wayback Machine, Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique
  5. ^ Cap Vert, Petit Futé, ISBN 2-7469-1620-7, p.66
  6. ^ "Gymnastics Rhythmic" Archived 2008-07-01 at the Wayback Machine, official website of the 2008 Summer Olympics
  7. ^ "List of flagbearers, Beijing 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for   Cape Verde
2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
Succeeded by