Hobbies
Football, surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding. (maisfutebol.iol.pt, 27 Apr 2018)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Communications - NOVA University , Lisbon, POR
Spoken languages
English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
Club
Sporting Clube de Portugal [Lisbon, POR]
Coach
Carlos Matias [national]; Tiago Duarte [national]
Injuries
He suffered a back injury in April 2014 and was sidelined for six months. (fig-gymnastics.com, 18 Nov 2014)
National Team
2000 (fig-gymnastics.com, 10 Oct 2015)
Start sporting career
He began trampolining at age six in Santo Estevao, Portugal. (jpn.up.pt, 17 Apr 2018)
Reason for taking up the sport
His parents took him to a trampoline class when he was at primary school and he liked it immediately. At age nine he competed at his first under age world championships. "That was what made me want to continue practising this sport and travel the world." (jpn.up.pt, 17 Apr 2018; omirante.pt, 02 Sep 2009)
Milestones
He became the first athlete representing Portugal in trampolining to win an individual medal of any colour at the European championships when he claimed gold at the 2018 edition in Baku, Azerbaijan. (SportsDeskOnline, 17 Oct 2018; jpn.up.pt, 17 Apr 2018)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning individual gold at the 2018 European Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. (jpn.up.pt, 17 Apr 2018)
Hero / Idol
US surfer Kelly Slater, Italian Moto GP rider Valentino Rossi. (gympor.com, 01 Aug 2018)
Philosophy / Motto
"It's a little dose of craziness that make us challenge not only gravity but also our minds. Sometimes we struggle to move forward because of psychological obstacles. That is normal and that's why sometimes we need to be a little crazy. It has to be this way otherwise it wouldn't be fun." (gympor.com, 01 Aug 2018)
Awards
In 2018 he received the Trofeo Rugidos de Leao [Lion Roars Trophy] as the Best Gymnast of Sporting Clube de Portugal in Lisbon. (camaroteleonino.blogs.sapo.pt, 21 Sep 2018)
He was named the 2018 Gymnast of the Year by the Association of Sports Journalists [CNID] in Portugal. (cnid.pt, 23 May 2018)
Last update : 2021-10-29
32
0
123