Flávia Saraiva facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Flávia Saraiva
Saraiva at the 2023 Pan American Games
Personal information
Full name	Flávia Lopes Saraiva
Nickname(s)	Flavinha, Sininho
Country represented	Brazil
Born	(1999-09-30) 30 September 1999 (age 25) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.42 m (4 ft 8 in)
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior international elite
Years on national team	2012–present (BRA)
Club	Flamengo
Head coach(es)	Francisco Porath Neto
Assistant coach(es)	Juliana Fajardo
Former coach(es)	Alexandre Carvalho
Medal record Representing  Brazil Women's artistic gymnastics Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 0 1 World Championships 0 1 1 Youth Olympic Games 1 2 0 Pan American Games 0 4 6 Pan American Championships 3 4 1 Olympic Games Bronze 2024 Paris Team World Championships Silver 2023 Antwerp Team Bronze 2023 Antwerp Floor exercise Pan American Games Silver 2023 Santiago Team Silver 2023 Santiago All-Around Silver 2023 Santiago Balance beam Silver 2023 Santiago Floor exercise Bronze 2015 Toronto Team Bronze 2015 Toronto All-around Bronze 2019 Lima Team Bronze 2019 Lima All-around Bronze 2019 Lima Floor exercise Bronze 2023 Santiago Uneven bars Pan American Championships Gold 2022 Rio de Janeiro Team Gold 2022 Rio de Janeiro All-around Gold 2022 Rio de Janeiro Balance beam Silver 2018 Lima Team Silver 2018 Lima Balance beam Silver 2018 Lima Floor exercise Silver 2022 Rio de Janeiro Floor exercise Bronze 2018 Lima All-around South American Games Gold 2018 Cochabamba Team Gold 2018 Cochabamba Uneven bars Gold 2018 Cochabamba Balance beam Silver 2018 Cochabamba All-around Youth Olympic Games Gold 2014 Nanjing Floor exercise Silver 2014 Nanjing All-around Silver 2014 Nanjing Balance beam FIG World Cup Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Cup 1 1 0 World Challenge Cup 5 3 3

Flávia Lopes Saraiva (born September 30, 1999) is a famous artistic gymnast from Brazil. She has represented her country in many big competitions. These include the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo, and Paris. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, she helped the Brazilian team win a bronze medal.

Flávia also helped her team win a silver medal at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She won gold at the 2018 South American Games. She also earned bronze medals at the 2015 and 2019 Pan American Games. Individually, she was the champion in floor exercise at the 2014 Youth Olympics. She also won a bronze medal in floor exercise at the 2023 World Championships. Flávia has won many medals at the Pan American Games, South American Games, and Pan American Championships.

Junior Career Highlights

Starting Out in 2013

Flávia Saraiva's first international competition was the Houston National Invitational. She finished 10th in the all-around. In December, she competed at the 2013 Gymnasiade in Brazil. She won gold medals in floor exercise and balance beam. Her team also won a silver medal.

Success in 2014

Flávia started 2014 at the WOGA Classic in Plano, Texas. She won first place on balance beam. She also placed second with her team. In March, she competed at the Junior Pan American Championships. This competition helped gymnasts qualify for the Youth Olympic Games.

Flávia did very well there. She won first place in the all-around and on floor exercise. Her team took second place. She also earned third place on uneven bars and balance beam. In August, she became the Brazilian National Junior Champion. She also won a bronze medal on balance beam. She then competed at the 2014 Youth Summer Olympics. She won silver medals in the all-around and on balance beam. She also won a gold medal on floor exercise.

Senior Career Highlights

Making Her Senior Debut in 2015

Flávia started her senior international career at the FIG World Challenge Cup in São Paulo. She won the gold medal in floor exercise. She also earned a silver medal on balance beam.

At the Pan American Games, she won a bronze medal in the all-around. Brazil's team also took a bronze medal.

The 2016 Rio Olympics

Flávia represented Brazil at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. She helped her team qualify for the team finals. She also qualified for the individual all-around and balance beam finals. Brazil's team finished 8th in the final.

Flávia focused on the balance beam final. She placed 5th in this event.

Saraiva at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Challenges and Comebacks: 2017-2018

In 2017, Flávia competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy. Brazil finished second as a team. Individually, she placed fifth in the all-around. She was also co-champion on floor exercise. She won silver on balance beam. Later, she suffered a spinal injury and missed the rest of the season.

In April 2018, Flávia helped Brazil win a silver medal at the City of Jesolo Trophy. She also won silver on floor exercise. The next month, she helped Brazil win gold in the team final at the 2018 South American Games. She also won gold on uneven bars and balance beam. She earned a silver medal in the all-around.

Saraiva competing at the 2018 World Championships

In August, she competed at the 2018 Pan American Championships. She won a silver medal with her team. She also won silver medals on floor exercise and balance beam. She earned a bronze in the all-around. Later, she competed at the 2018 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. Brazil finished 7th in the team final. Flávia placed 8th in the all-around final and 5th on floor exercise.

Flávia ended 2018 by winning gold on floor exercise at the Cottbus World Cup. She also won silver on balance beam.

Road to Tokyo: 2019-2021

In 2019, Flávia helped Brazil win gold at the DTB Team Challenge in Stuttgart, Germany. She placed second in the all-around at the Brazilian Championships. She also won gold on balance beam.

In July, Flávia competed at the Pan American Games. Her team won a bronze medal. Individually, Flávia won bronze medals in the all-around and on floor exercise.

In October, Flávia competed at the 2019 World Championships. Brazil's team did not qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games. However, Flávia qualified as an individual for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She finished seventh in the all-around final. She also placed sixth on balance beam and fourth on floor exercise.

In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Flávia and other Brazilian gymnasts traveled to Portugal to train. At the 2020 Olympic Games in 2021, Flávia injured her ankle. Despite this, she competed on balance beam and finished 7th in the final.

Recent Success: 2022-2024

In July 2022, Flávia competed at the 2022 Pan American Championships. Her team won gold. Individually, Flávia won gold in the all-around and on balance beam. She also earned silver on floor exercise. At the World Championships, Flávia suffered another ankle injury. She withdrew from her individual finals.

In September 2023, Flávia won a bronze medal on balance beam at the Paris World Challenge Cup. She then competed at the World Championships. Her team won a silver medal, which was Brazil's first team medal in World Championship history. Individually, Flávia won a bronze medal in the floor final. After the World Championships, Flávia competed at the Pan American Games. Her team won silver. She also won individual silver medals in the all-around, balance beam, and floor exercise. She earned a bronze medal on uneven bars.

Flávia started 2024 by winning silver on balance beam at the Antalya World Challenge Cup. She then won gold on balance beam and floor exercise at the City of Jesolo Trophy. Flávia was chosen to represent Brazil at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Brazil's team qualified for the final in fourth place. Flávia also qualified for the all-around final.

During warm-ups for the team final, Flávia had a fall and injured her eye and knee. Even with a bandaged eye, she competed on all four events. She helped Brazil win the bronze medal, which was Brazil's first ever Olympic team medal in gymnastics! She then placed ninth in the all-around final.

Images for kids

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  Saraiva training at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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  Saraiva at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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  Saraiva at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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  Saraiva competing at the 2018 World Championships

See also

In Spanish: Flávia Saraiva para niños