Nickname
The Eagle of Acores (desportox9.com, 21 Mar 2018)
Occupation
Athlete, Coach
Education
Psychology - University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada, POR
Family
Partner Miguel Ferreira
Spoken languages
English, Portuguese
Club
Clube de Atividades Gimnicas de Ponta Delgada [CAGPD] [Portugal]
Coach
Rui Cardoso [national]; Alexandra Barroso [national] (diariodosacores.pt, 18 Apr 2018; fgp-ginastica.pt, 05 Mar 2018)
Start sporting career
She began the sport at age eight. (diariocoimbra.pt, 24 Mar 2018)
Reason for taking up the sport
She tried equestrian and other sports, but her parents encouraged her to focus on just one because they could not afford to drive her to so many different places. (tvj.azores.gov.pt, 05 Dec 2016)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning silver at the 2019 World Cup event in Cantanhede, Portugal. (rtp.pt, 02 Apr 2019)
Philosophy / Motto
"Love what you have now before life teaches you to love what you had." (Facebook profile, 20 Feb 2020)
Awards
She was named the 2017 Female Athlete of the Year in Ponta Delgada, Portugal. (jornalacores9.pt, 26 Feb 2018)
In 2015 she was a member of the teams that received the Aerobics Duet of the Year Award and the Aerobics Team of the Year Award from the Portuguese Gymnastics Federation. (ammamagazine.com, 14 Dec 2015)
Additional information
General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
She is a grade 1 gymnastics coach and a grade 1 aerobics judge certified by the Portuguese Gymnastics Federation [FPG]. (ginasio-corpore.pt, 2019)
Last update : 2020-03-07
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