Occupation
Athlete
Spoken languages
English, Portuguese
Club
Sporting Clube de Portugal: Portugal
Coach
Tiago Duarte [national]
Sporting relatives
His sister Francisca has represented Portugal in trampoline gymnastics at junior level. (minigolfe.pt, 29 Nov 2018)
Injuries
He injured the meniscus in his right knee in 2018. (omirante.pt, 17 Jan 2019)
Start sporting career
He took up the sport at age 11.
Reason for taking up the sport
He used to play football but at age 11 his mother, an acrobatics coach, signed him up for trampolining. She wanted him to practise an individual sport as he was an aggressive player in football.
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. (omirante.pt, 17 Jan 2019)
Most influential person in career
His parents. (omirante.pt, 17 Jan 2019)
Rituals
He writes in a diary before competitions, which was suggested to him by coach Carlos Matias. "I realised it calmed my nerves and improved my concentration." (omirante.pt, 17 Jan 2019)
Awards
In 2018 he received the Gold Sports Merit Medal from the municipality of Benavente in Portugal. (omirante.pt, 11 Dec 2018)
Last update : 2024-07-22
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