Khiuani Luana Dias (born 20 March 1992) is a Brazilian female artistic gymnast, representing her nation at international competitions. She participated at the 2007 and 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in London, Great Britain.[1]
| Khiuani Dias | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Khiuani Luana Dias |
| Country represented |  Brazil |
| Born | 20 March 1992 Pinhais, Paraná |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Level | Senior International Elite (Brazil national team) |
| Years on national team | 2006-2009 |
Medal record | |
Khiuani's career
editKhiuani began her career in gymnastics under the guidance of coach Oleg Ostapenko and his assistant Irina Ilyiaschenko. Her first major competition was the Rio-2007 Pan American Games.[2] Making a good debut at the event, she helped her team to second place in the team competition, behind the gold medal-winning American team. Qualified for the final of the all-around competition, she finished ninth, in a race won by American Shawn Johnson.[3]
At the World Championships in Stuttgart, Khiuani, along with Jade Barbosa, Ana Silva, Daiane dos Santos, Daniele Hypolito and Lais Souza, took fifth place in the team competition, Brazil's best ever finish.[4] This earned the Brazilian team a place at the Beijing Olympics. Training for the first time to be part of the team that would compete in the Games, Khiuani was injured a few weeks before the event, so she couldn't be part of the Olympic team, and was replaced by Ethiene Franco, also a rookie.[5]
References
edit- ^ "2009 World Gymnastics Championships athletes - Khiuani Luana Dias". longinestiming.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ "Khiuani Dias perfil" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- ^ "Pan American Games 2007". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- ^ "World Championships 2007 - Stuttgart". Gymnastics Results. Archived from the original on 13 April 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- ^ "Khiuani se machuca e não vai à Pequim" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
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