Hobbies
Watching television, going to the cinema, dining out with friends. (bryonypage.wordpress.com, 05 Feb 2016)
Occupation
Athlete, Doctor, Student
Education
Medicine - New University of Lisbon: Portugal
Family
Partner Gustavo Simoes
Spoken languages
English, Portuguese
Club
Lisboa Ginasio Clube: Portugal
Coach
Luis Rosa Nunes [personal], POR; Luis Santos [national], POR; Carlos Matias [national], POR
Sporting relatives
Her partner Gustavo Simoes qualified in artistic gymnastics for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, but was unable to compete after suffering a broken left foot during a competition in Spain a month before the Games. (ONS, 11 Aug 2016)
Start sporting career
She took up gymnastics at age five, and began trampolining at age 12.
Reason for taking up the sport
She first did acrobatic gymnastics and would watch the trampoline training going on at the same time. "I was amazed by the kids who were jumping on the trampolines. At acrobatics, the part I liked the most was doing the big somersaults. To learn how to do them, we first trained them on the trampoline instead of jumping off our acrobatic partners. That's where the love for trampoline started."
Trainings
She combines her training with her work as a doctor. "When I finish my work, I go to my training sessions. It's like that every day."
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning a gold medal at the 2004 European Junior Championships. (sic.sapo.pt, 23 Jan 2017)
Hero / Idol
Belarusian trampoline gymnast Tatsiana Piatrenia. (bryonypage.wordpress.com, 05 Feb 2016)
Philosophy / Motto
"No matter what, be humble." (bryonypage.wordpress.com, 05 Feb 2016)
Awards
She and her partner Beatriz Martins were named the 2015 Team of the Year by the Portuguese Gymnastics Federation [FGP]. (ammagazine.pt, 14 Dec 2015)
Additional information
DOCTOR
She is a doctor, a career with parallels to her sport. "My medical career was not an immediate choice. It was not a childhood dream of mine. It came naturally with doing more sport and a curiosity to know more about the human body." Juggling her work and training can be difficult and she took two months off to completely focus on training ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. "I felt that I was near physical and psychological exhaustion and to do everything would be too much." (olympicchannel.com, 01 Nov 2017)
NATIONAL FIRST
She was the first Portuguese female trampoline gymnast to qualify for the Olympic Games when she did so in 2008. (p3.publico.pt, 03 Mar 2012)
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