Diogo Soares (gymnast)

Diogo Brajão Soares (born 12 April 2002) is a Brazilian artistic gymnast and a member of the national team. He participated in the 2018 Youth Olympic Games and the 2019 Junior World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

This article is about the Brazilian gymnast. For the Portuguese explorer, see Diogo Soares.
Diogo Soares
Diogo Soares, all-around bronze medaillist at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games
Personal information
Full nameDiogo Brajão Soares
Country represented Brazil
Born (2002-04-12) 12 April 2002
Piracicaba, Brazil[1]
HometownPiracicaba[2]
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)[1]
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
(Brazil national team)
Years on national team2016 – present
ClubAcademia Pira Olímpica[2]
Head coach(es)Daniel Biscalchin[2]
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Men's artistic gymnastics
Youth Olympic Games
2018 Buenos AiresHorizontal bar
2018 Buenos AiresAll-around
Junior World Championships
2019 GyőrRings
Junior Pan American Championships
2018 Buenos AiresVault
2018 Buenos AiresHorizontal bar
2016 SucreTeam
2018 Buenos AiresTeam
2018 Buenos AiresAll-around
2018 Buenos AiresFloor exercise
2018 Buenos AiresParallel bars

Career
Diogo Soares during the still rings apparatus final at the 2019 Junior World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

Junior

Soares' first major international competition was the 2016 Pan American Individual Event Artistic Gymnastics Championships where he won a silver medal with the Brazilian team. In 2018, Soares competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, earning a bronze medal in the all-around and a silver medal in the horizontal bar.[3] At the 2019 Junior World Artistic Gymnastics Championships he earned a silver medal in rings.

Personal life

Diogo Soares started gymnastics at the age of 4. His sister, Driele, is a former gymnast.[4]

References
  1. Olimpíada Todo Dia (in Portuguese)
  2. FIG profile
  3. Takeru Kitazono delivers, Diogo Soares surprises in YOG All-around final FIG.
  4. Federação Paulista de Ginástica (in Portuguese)
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