Occupation
Armed Forces Athlete
Education
Estacio de Sa University, Rio de Janeiro, BRA
Spoken languages
English, Portuguese, Spanish
Club
Minas Tenis Clube [Belo Horizonte, BRA]
Coach
Ricardo Yokoyama [club, national]
Injuries
He underwent surgery to remove osteophytes [bone spurs] in his left ankle in May 2019. He recovered in time to compete at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. (globoesporte.globo.com, 29 Jul 2019; uol.com.br, 30 Jul 2019)
In April 2016 he was hospitalised for eight days because of the H1N1 flu virus. He also had pneumonia around that time. (esportes.estadao.com.br, 12 Apr 2016)
In September 2014 he suffered a foot injury that affected him for several months, and meant he was unable to compete at the 2014 World Championships in Nanning, People's Republic of China. (esportes.estadao.com.br, 23 May 2015; globoesporte.globo.com, 02 Oct 2014)
A back injury meant he missed the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. (msn.com, 16 Jul 2015)
Start sporting career
He took up gymnastics at age three. (globoesporte.globo.com, 02 Oct 2014 )
Reason for taking up the sport
His mother encouraged him to try the sport. "At first she sent me to karate, because my brother was involved in that sport. I was very little and had no one to fight with. I kept on climbing the walls and stuff like that. When we walked by a gym, I went in and did some jumps. That's where my gymnastics career started." (globoesporte.globo.com, 02 Oct 2014 )
Milestones
He became the first Brazilian gymnast to win a gold medal in the individual all-around at the Pan American Games when he claimed victory at the 2019 edition in Lima, Peru. (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 29 Jul 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 29 Jul 2019)
Hero / Idol
Brazilian artistic gymnasts Diego Hypolito and Arthur Zanetti. (esporteolimpicobrasileiro.blogspot.pt, 02 Apr 2015)
Philosophy / Motto
"Your cool is your virtue." (cob.org.br, 01 Nov 2014)
Additional information
General
OCCUPATION
Since 2018 he has been a member of the Brazilian Air Force's high performance athletes team. (Instagram profile, 03 Sep 2021; fab.mil.br, 16 Jun 2021)
Last update : 2021-09-27