Maria Eduarda Alexandre (born 15 May 2007) is a Brazilian rhythmic gymnast.[1] She is the 2023 Pan American Games all-around bronze medalist and the 2024 Pan American Championships all-around bronze medalist.
| Maria Eduarda Alexandre | |
|---|---|
 Alexandre in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 15, 2007 Florianópolis, Brazil |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
Country represented |  Brazil (2021–) |
Head coach | Solange Martins Paludo |
Medal record | |
Career
editJunior
editAt the South American Championships in November 2021, she won the junior all-around and the junior hoop and ribbon finals, in addition to team gold along with the other Brazilian gymnasts.[2]
In December, she competed at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia. As it was the event's first edition, she became its first winner by winning the all-around. In the apparatus finals, she also won ball and clubs gold and silver with hoop.[3][4]
The following year, she appeared in the International Tournament Junior at Portimao. At the Junior Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, she won gold with clubs, silvers in teams, the all-around and ribbon, and bronze with hoop and ball.[5][6][7] She also defended her title of South American Junior Champion in Paipa at the 2022 South American Championships, and she won gold in every apparatus final and the team event as well.
Senior
editIn 2023 she debuted in the senior category at the Aphrodite Cup in Athens, where she placed 13th in the all-around. She qualified for the clubs final and placed fourth. At the World Cup in Tashkent, she took 17th place in the all-around, 26th with ball, 36th with clubs and 12th with ribbon. She advanced to the hoop final and placed 7th.[8][9][10] At the World Cup stage in Baku, she was 34th in the all-around, 31st with ball, 51st with clubs and 36th with ribbon. She again qualified for the hoop final, where she placed 5th.[11][12]
In July she participated in the Brazilian Championship, where she won the all-around silver medal behind Geovanna Santos. She also won gold in hoop and silver in ball and clubs. In November she competed at her first senior Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. She won bronze in the all-around. In the finals, she won gold in the hoop and clubs and silver in ribbon.[13][14]
In 2024, she competed at the Sofia World Cup and finished 15th in the all-around. She qualified to the ball final and took 6th place. In June, she participated in the 2024 Pan American Championships in Guatemala City. There she won the all-around bronze and three additional medal in the apparatus finals, gold with clubs and hoop and silver with ribbon. She also won gold in the team competition with the other Brazilian gymnasts.[15][16] She continued her season in July at the Milan World Cup, taking 9th place in the all-around and 8th in the ribbon final.
In 2025, Alexandre started the season competing at the Sofia World Cup, where she took 27th place in the all-around. She qualified to the ribbon final and finished in 8th place. In April, she took 18th place in the all-around at the Baku World Cup. In May, she participated in the Cluj-Napoca World Challenge Cup and ended in 12th place.
In 2026, she again started the season by competing at the Sofia World Cup; she finished in 20th place in the all-around.[17] On 3-5 April, she competed at the Grand Prix Thiais, where she placed 6th place in the all-around. She was also 6th in clubs and 7th in the ribbon final.[18] On 17-19 April, she was 12th in the all-around at the Baku World Cup and qualified to two apparatus finals (ball, ribbon). She finished 6th in both. In June, she represented Brazil at the 2026 Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro. Together with Barbara Domingos and Geovanna Santos she won gold medal in team competition. She also won silver medal in ball and clubs finals.
Routine music information
edit| Year | Apparatus | Music Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Hoop | |
| Ball | Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Cinematic Pop, Spencer Jones & Mckenna Breinholt | |
| Clubs | ||
| Ribbon | Berghain by Rosalía, Björk & Yves Tumor | |
| 2025 | Hoop | Emoções by Roberto Carlos |
| Ball | Clouds, The Mind on the (Re)wind by Ezio Bosso | |
| Clubs | ||
| Ribbon | Mana Part 2 by Last Voices, Quest For Souls by David Marsden, Jungle by Last Voices | |
| 2024 | Hoop | Симфоническая by Vitas |
| Ball | Clouds, The Mind on the (Re)wind by Ezio Bosso | |
| Clubs | A Big Hunk o' Love by Elvis Presley, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Ribbon | Mana Part 2 by Last Voices, Quest For Souls by David Marsden, Jungle by Last Voices | |
| 2023 | Hoop | Симфоническая by Vitas |
| Ball | Clouds, The Mind on the (Re)wind by Ezio Bosso | |
| Clubs | A Big Hunk o' Love by Elvis Presley, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Ribbon | Mana Part 2 by Last Voices, Quest For Souls by David Marsden, Jungle by Last Voices |
References
edit- ↑ "ALEXANDRE Maria Eduarda - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ↑ "Brasil faz campanha praticamente perfeita no Sul-Americano de GR". CBG - Confederação Brasileira de Ginástica (in Brazilian Portuguese). 11 October 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ↑ "Ginástica Rítmica do Brasil mostra que tem grande futuro no Campeonato Pan-Americano Juvenil". Confederação Brasileira de Ginástica (in Brazilian Portuguese). 7 August 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ↑ Vecchioli, Demétrio (30 June 2023). "Maria Eduarda dá show e lidera o Brasileiro de GR em sua estreia no adulto". uol.com (in Portuguese). groupo uol. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ↑ "2022 Pan American Championships Junior Teams" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
- ↑ "2022 Pan American Championships Junior All-Around" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
- ↑ "2022 Pan American Championships Junior Event Finals" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
- ↑ "Maria Eduarda Alexandre brilha em sua estreia na Copa do Mundo e avança à final no arco". Confederação Brasileira de Ginástica (in Brazilian Portuguese). 14 April 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ↑ "GR do Brasil continua fazendo bonito na Copa do Mundo". Confederação Brasileira de Ginástica (in Brazilian Portuguese). 15 April 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ↑ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Tashkent 2023 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ↑ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Baku 2023 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ↑ "Maria Eduarda Alexandre fica em quinto lugar na final do arco em Baku". Confederação Brasileira de Ginástica (in Brazilian Portuguese). 24 April 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ↑ "Brasil domina Campeonato Pan-Americano de Ginástica Rítmica". Confederação Brasileira de Ginástica (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 November 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ↑ "Pan 2023: Bárbara Domingos é ouro no individual geral da ginástica rítmica". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ↑ Stein, Leadnro (8 June 2024). "Bárbara Domingos leva o ouro no individual geral do Campeonato Pan-Americano de Ginástica Rítmica 2024" [Bárbara Domingos takes gold in the individual all-around of the Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship 2024]. Olympics.com (in Portuguese).
- ↑ Stein, Leandro (9 June 2024). "Brasil conquista quatro dos seis ouros nas finais do Campeonato Pan-Americano de Ginástica Rítmica 2024" [Brazil wins four of the six golds in the finals of the Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 2024]. Olympics.com (in Portuguese).
- ↑ "FIG WORLD CUP 2026 SOFIA (BUL) Results Book". www.gymnastics.sport. International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- ↑ "37TH INTERNATIONAUX DE THIAIS 2026 THIAIS (FRA) Results book". www.gymnastics.sport. International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 19 April 2026.