Jade Barbosa
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Jade Fernandes Barbosa is a Brazilian gymnast
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In 2006 Barbosa won the All-Around in the Junior National Championships.
Her first major appearance was during the 2007 Pan American Games
. During the All-Around finals, Barbosa fell from the uneven bars. She placed fourth overall.
The following day, she competed on the Vault finals, where she won the gold medal. She was the only non-American female gymnast to win a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games. Barbosa also won a silver in the Team competition and a bronze in the Floor final.
At the 2007 World Championships, Barbosa won the bronze medal in the Women's All Around. She also qualified for the Team, Vault and Balance Beam finals. Barbosa helped the Brazilian team to place fifth in the Team Finals, behind USA, China, Romania and Italy.
In October 2007, Barbosa took part in the World Cup event in Stuttgart, Germany. Barbosa won two silver medals, one on the Vault and the other one on the Floor.
At the end of the year, Barbosa performed the "The Cheng" vault in a Brazilian competition. Because Barbosa can also perform an Amanar
vault, she has become a contender for the Olympic Vault title.
Also in 2007, Barbosa won the senior national All-Around title, defeating 2006's champion Daniele Hypólito
. She also won event titles on vault and balance beam.
. Barbosa won two silver medals, one on the Vault and the other one on the Floor.
In May 2008, Barbosa took part in the World Cup event in Moscow
. During the Vault finals, Barbosa was expected to perform Yurchenko 2.5 twist, but instead she performed a double twist and a Podkopayeva in layout position. She won the gold medal, tied with Russian gymnast Anna Pavlova
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In June, Barbosa won the silver medal in the All-Around during the Brazilian National Championships, placing behind Ana Claudia Silva. Daniele Hypólito
won the bronze medal. Barbosa won the gold on Beam, Vault and Floor exercises. Later in the same month, Barbosa was the All-Around champion in the Vitaly Scherbo International Gymnastics Cup. The Brazilian team also won the gold medal in this tournament.
In December 2007 Barbosa was elected Brazil's Sportswoman of the year, an award also given in previous years to gymnasts Laís Souza and Daiane dos Santos
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Gymnast
Gymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics, trampolining, or rhythmic gymnastics.See gymnasium for the origin of the word gymnast from gymnastikos.-Female artistic:Australia...
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Junior career
Barbosa won the gold medal in the Junior Championships in the All-Around, Floor, Balance Beam and Vault.In 2006 Barbosa won the All-Around in the Junior National Championships.
2007
In 2007, Barbosa became age-eligible to compete as a senior gymnast. She won her first medal in a World Cup event in Germany, when she won a silver on the Vault.Her first major appearance was during the 2007 Pan American Games
2007 Pan American Games
The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to July 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees competed in 332 events in 34 sports and in...
. During the All-Around finals, Barbosa fell from the uneven bars. She placed fourth overall.
The following day, she competed on the Vault finals, where she won the gold medal. She was the only non-American female gymnast to win a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games. Barbosa also won a silver in the Team competition and a bronze in the Floor final.
At the 2007 World Championships, Barbosa won the bronze medal in the Women's All Around. She also qualified for the Team, Vault and Balance Beam finals. Barbosa helped the Brazilian team to place fifth in the Team Finals, behind USA, China, Romania and Italy.
In October 2007, Barbosa took part in the World Cup event in Stuttgart, Germany. Barbosa won two silver medals, one on the Vault and the other one on the Floor.
At the end of the year, Barbosa performed the "The Cheng" vault in a Brazilian competition. Because Barbosa can also perform an Amanar
Amanar
The Amanar is an artistic gymnastics vault, first performed by Simona Amanar at the 2000 Olympics.Performance at an Olympics or World Championships is required to get naming credit. The Amanar belongs to the Yurchenko vault family, and contains two and a half twists in the backward salto.The skill...
vault, she has become a contender for the Olympic Vault title.
Also in 2007, Barbosa won the senior national All-Around title, defeating 2006's champion Daniele Hypólito
Daniele Hypolito
Daniele Matias Hypólito is a Brazilian gymnast who competed in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. Hypólito was the first athlete from Brazil ever to win a medal at the World Championships, a silver on floor exercise in 2001...
. She also won event titles on vault and balance beam.
2008
Barbosa's first participation in an international competition in 2008 was during the World Cup event in CottbusCottbus
Cottbus is a city in Brandenburg, Germany, situated around southeast of Berlin, on the River Spree. As of , its population was .- History :...
. Barbosa won two silver medals, one on the Vault and the other one on the Floor.
In May 2008, Barbosa took part in the World Cup event in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. During the Vault finals, Barbosa was expected to perform Yurchenko 2.5 twist, but instead she performed a double twist and a Podkopayeva in layout position. She won the gold medal, tied with Russian gymnast Anna Pavlova
Anna Pavlova (gymnast)
Anna Anatolyevna Pavlova , is a Russian artistic gymnast training at MGFSO Dynamo in Moscow who was a double bronze medalist at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. She is well known for her beautiful balletic style and clean technique. She is trained by her mother Nataliya Evgenevna Pavlova...
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In June, Barbosa won the silver medal in the All-Around during the Brazilian National Championships, placing behind Ana Claudia Silva. Daniele Hypólito
Daniele Hypolito
Daniele Matias Hypólito is a Brazilian gymnast who competed in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. Hypólito was the first athlete from Brazil ever to win a medal at the World Championships, a silver on floor exercise in 2001...
won the bronze medal. Barbosa won the gold on Beam, Vault and Floor exercises. Later in the same month, Barbosa was the All-Around champion in the Vitaly Scherbo International Gymnastics Cup. The Brazilian team also won the gold medal in this tournament.
Life outside gymnastics
Barbosa has become a very popular sports personality in Brazil since her first major appearance at the XV Pan American Games, in Rio de Janeiro. She has developed a big fanbase among young girls and teenagers in Brazil.In December 2007 Barbosa was elected Brazil's Sportswoman of the year, an award also given in previous years to gymnasts Laís Souza and Daiane dos Santos
Daiane dos Santos
Daiane Garcia dos Santos is one of Brazil's most successful female gymnasts. At the 2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, at age 20, she won the world title on her specialty apparatus, the floor exercise.-Personal life:...
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