Hobbies
Going to the beach, cinema, photography. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)
Occupation
Student
Education
Sports Science - University of Porto, Portugal
Spoken languages
English, Portuguese
Club
Acro Clube da Maia [Portugal]
Coach
Jose Ferreirinha [club, national], POR; Joana Carvalho, POR
Injuries
She has required four operations on her right ankle during her career. She had one in 2011, two in 2016 [September and October], and one in 2018. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)
Start sporting career
She first tried gymnastics at age four at school. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)
Reason for taking up the sport
The mother of another child invited her to take up the sport after seeing her in physical education classes at kindergarten. (RTP YouTube channel, 02 Aug 2016; sol.pt, 16 Nov 2014)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Competing at the Olympic Games in 2016 and 2020. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021; noticiasmaia.com, 27 Jul 2021)
Hero / Idol
Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)
Most influential person in career
Her parents. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)
Philosophy / Motto
"I got this." (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)
Awards
In 2021 she received an acknowledgement from the municipality of Maia, Portugal. (ojogo.pt, 04 Dec 2021)
In 2019 she was named Female Gymnast of the Year by the Portuguese Gymnastics Federation. (gympor.com, 01 Dec 2019)
She was named the 2015 Female Athlete of the Year by the Portuguese Sports Confederation [CDP]. (cdp.pt, 12 Nov 2015)
Additional information
General
FUTURE PLANS
She hopes to stay involved in the sport once her competitive career is over. "I'd like to keep on being linked to it, maybe as a coach. Gymnastics is my passion, what I like to do the most." (noticiasmaia.com, 02 Oct 2019)
NAMED ELEMENT
In 2021 the International Gymnastics Federation included 'the Martins' in their Code of Points scoring system for uneven bars. The element is a clear hip circle on high bar with counter straddle over high bar with half-turn to hang in mixed L-grip, and has a difficulty value of F. She first performed the element at the 2021 European Championships in Basel, Switzerland. (gymnastics.sport, 24 Sep 2021)
Last update : 2022-01-05