Occupation
Athlete
Education
Aerospace Engineering - University of Lisbon: Portugal
Spoken languages
English, Portuguese
Club
Sporting Clube de Portugal [POR] / Associacao dos Estudantes do Instituto Superior Tecnico [POR]:
Coach
Tiago Duarte [national]
International senior debut
2014
Start sporting career
He took up trampoline gymnastics at age eight in Vila do Conde, Portugal.
Reason for taking up the sport
His father was a coach in acrobatic gymnastics and his mother was an aerobics coach. They would always bring him to the gym.
Milestones
He was part of the group that won Portugal's first team trampoline medal at the world championships, claiming gold in the men's team event in 2022 in Sofia, Bulgaria. (SportsDeskOnline, 23 Nov 2022; gymnastics.sport, 18 Nov 2022)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (sportmagazine.pt, 05 Mar 2022)
Trainings
He trains for up to three hours a day, five days per week.
Awards
In 2019 he received the Sports Merit Medal from the municipality of Vila do Conde in Portugal. (cm-viladoconde.pt, 22 Nov 2019)
Last update : 2024-07-22