Keila Souza Santos (born 2 May 2008) is a Brazilian rhythmic gymnast.[1] She represents her country in international competitions.

Keila Santos
Full nameKeila Souza Santos
Country represented Brazil
Born (2008-05-02) May 2, 2008 (age 16)
Salvador, Bahia
DisciplineRhythmic Gymnastics
LevelInternational Elite
Years on national team2022-
Medal record
Rhythmic gymnastics
Representing  Brazil
South American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Paipa Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Asunción Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Paipa Ball
Silver medal – second place 2023 Asunción Clubs
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Asunción All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Asunción Hoop
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Asunción Ribbon
Junior Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Guadalajara Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Guadalajara Hoop

Career

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Keila made her international debut in early July 2022, when she was selected, as a junior, for the Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro. There she won silver in team along Maria Eduarda Alexandre, Isadora Oliveira and Emanuelle Felberk.[2] In December she competed in the South American Championships in Paipa,winning gold in teams (along Maria Eduarda Alexandre and Isadora Oliveira) as well as silver with ball.[3][4]

A year later she took part in the 2023 Pan American Championships in Guadalajara along Fernanda Alvaz, Letícia Evangelista and the national juniot group, winning bronze in teams and with hoop.[5][6][7] In July she was selected for the Junior World Championships in Cluj-Napoca, along Fernanda Alvaz and the junior group, where she competed with hoop and clubs taking 25th and 16th place with apparatuses and 12th in teams.[8][9] Weeks later she won silver in teams, in the All-Around, with hoop and with ball at the Brazilian Championships.[10] In November she got gold in teams, along Fernanda Alvaz and Júlia Bessa, silver with clubs and bronze in the All-Around, with hoop and with ribbon at the Junior South American Championships in Asunción.[11]

She became a senior in 2024, winning bronze in the ball final at the Brazilian Championships.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "SANTOS Keila - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
  2. ^ "BRASIL FAZ A ALEGRIA DOS TORCEDORES COM MAIS TRÊS MEDALHAS DE OURO NO ÚLTIMO DIA DO PAN JUVENIL". CBG - Confederação Brasileira de Ginástica (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
  3. ^ Consugi - Official results. Retrieved 2022-12-02.<nowiki>
  4. ^ "GR do Brasil enviou forte equipe para o Sul-Americano de Paipa, e confia em boa campanha". Presskit (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  5. ^ "GR do Brasil mede sua força no Pan de Guadalajara". CBG - Confederação Brasileira de Ginástica (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-07-06. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  6. ^ "Junior Team" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
  7. ^ "Junior Event Finals" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
  8. ^ "Promessas da Ginástica Rítmica mostram seu talento no Mundial Juvenil, na Romênia". CBG - Confederação Brasileira de Ginástica (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  9. ^ FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics Junior World Championships. Swiss Timing. 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  10. ^ "Novíssima geração da GR emite sinais promissores no Brasileiro Juvenil Loterias Caixa de João Pessoa". CBG - Confederação Brasileira de Ginástica (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
  11. ^ "2023 Junior South American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Result Book". Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  12. ^ Vivaldi, Beatrice (2024-10-01). "Camp. Brasiliani Elite". BlaBlaGym (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-10-03.