Brisa Ailen Carraro (born 8 May 2005) is an Argentine artistic gymnast. She is the 2021 South American champion on the uneven bars. She currently competes for Long Island University.

Brisa Carraro
Personal information
Full nameBrisa Ailen Carraro
Country represented Argentina
Born (2005-05-08) 8 May 2005 (age 19)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Years on national team2018–present (ARG)
ClubNational Centre of High Performance Athletics
College teamLIU Sharks (2024–27)
Head coach(es)Vanesa Molina
Medal record
Representing  Argentina
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Rio de Janeiro Team
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asunción Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asunción Uneven bars
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asunción Balance beam
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Asunción All-around
South American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 San Juan Uneven bars
Silver medal – second place 2021 San Juan Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Cali Team

Early life

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Carraro was born in Buenos Aires in 2005. She won the 2016 edition of the TV talent contest Combate de Talentos.[1]

Junior gymnastics career

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2018

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Carraro started the season competing at the Junior Pan American Championships, where she helped Argentina finish third as team; Carraro finished twenty-fourth in the all-around.[2] Additionally she finished seventh floor exercise.[3] Carraro next competed at the Argentinian Club Championships where she placed sixth in the all-around and helped her club place fourth.[4] In October Carraro competed at the Junior South American Championships where she helped Argentina finish second as a team and individually she placed third in the all-around. During event finals she placed sixth on balance beam.[5] Carraro ended the season competing at the Argentinian national championships where she placed sixth in the all-around. She won gold on balance beam.[6]

2019–2020

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At the Club Championships Carraro placed fourth in the all-around. At the Flanders International Team Challenge she placed twenty-sixth in the all-around and helped Argentina finish seventh. Carraro was selected to compete at the inaugural Junior World Championships where she helped Argentina finish eighteenth as a team. Individually she finished 52nd in the all-around.[7] At the Argentine National Championships Carraro finished second in the all-around, first on uneven bars, and third on balance beam. Carraro ended the season competing at the Junior South American Championships. She placed first in the all-around and helped Argentina place first as a team. During event finals she placed third on balance beam and fourth on uneven bars.[8]

Vault
Uneven Bars
Balance Beam
Floor Exercise

Most competitions were canceled or postponed in 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore Carraro did not compete that year.

Senior gymnastics career

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2021

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Carraro turned senior in 2021. She returned to competition at the 2021 Pan American Championships where she helped Argentina place third as a team and individually she placed eleventh in the all-around. During event finals she placed sixth on uneven bars.[9][10] Carraro ended the year competing at the South American Championships where she helped Argentina finish second as a team. Individually she won gold on uneven bars and placed fourth on vault.

2022

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Brisa competed at the Pan American Championships where she helped Argentina place fifth as a team. Individually she placed sixth in the all-around and eighth on floor exercise.[11] At the South American Games Carraro helped Argentina finish second a team. She finished third in the all-around behind Júlia Soares and Carolyne Pedro. Additionally she won silver on uneven bars and balance beam, once again behind Pedro and Soares respectively.

Collegiate gymnastics career

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2024

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Carraro made her collegiate debut January 14th on bars against UNH.[12]

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2018
Pan American Championships   7
ARG Club Championships 4 6
South American Championships     6
National Championships 6  
2019 ARG Club Championships 4
FIT Challenge 7 26
Junior World Championships 18 52
National Championships      
South American Championships     4  
Senior
2021
Pan American Championships   11 6
South American Championships   4  
2022
Pan American Championships 5 6 11 11 8
South American Games         6
World Championships 20
2023 South American Championships   14
World Championships 24

References

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  1. ^ "Brisa Carraro FIG profile". International Gymnastics Federation.
  2. ^ "2018 Junior Pan American Championships Results (AA)" (PDF).
  3. ^ "2018 Junior Pan American Championships Results (EF)" (PDF).
  4. ^ "2018 Argentinian Club Championships Results". The Gymternet. 1 July 2018.
  5. ^ "2018 South American Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. 22 October 2018.
  6. ^ "2018 Argentinian Championships results". The Gymternet. 23 November 2018.
  7. ^ "2019 Junior World Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2 July 2019.
  8. ^ "2019 South American Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. 21 October 2019.
  9. ^ "2021 Pan American Championships Results". The Gymternet. 8 June 2021.
  10. ^ "REBECA CONQUISTA VAGA PARA OS JOGOS OLÍMPICOS DE TÓQUIO". Brazilian Gymnastics Federation (CBG) (in Portuguese). 6 June 2021.
  11. ^ "U.S. senior men win team title, women capture silver as Pan American Championships end". USA Gymnastics. 17 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Brisa Carraro - 2024 - Women's Gymnastics". Long Island University. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
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