Alessandra Ferezin Guidugli (born 7 April 1976) is a Brazilian businesswoman and former

rhythmic gymnast Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and coordi ...

. She was a gold medalist at the

1999 Pan American Games The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and surrounding towns and ...

and represented Brazil at the

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Biography

As a child Alessandra and her sister Camila, who was also a successful gymnast and is the current coach of the Brazilian senior group, watched rhythmic gymnastics trainings while waiting for their parents to pick them up from school. She competed until 1995, when she retired because of marriage and pregnancy. She started to compete again in 1997, returning to the Brazilian national team. As a member of the group she won an historical gold medal at the

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, the first ever in that competition for Brazil, along

Camila Ferezin Camila Ferezin (born 18 April 1977) is a former rhythmic gymnast and the current coach of the Brazilian national senior group. In her gymnast career, she was a member of the group that won Brazil's first Pan American Games gold medal in 1999, sh ...

Dayane Camilo Dayane Camillo da Silva (born 15 December 1977) is a retired Brazilian rhythmic gymnast. She competed at two Olympic Games. Biography Dayane took up rhythmic gymnastics at age six encouraged to do so by her mother, who was a physical education ...

, Flávia Faria, Michelle Salzano and Juliana Coradine. This result assured them a spot at the following year Olympics. Ferezin went on to compete at the

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in the group competition along Natália Scherer, Flávia de Faria,

Thalita Nakadomari Thalita Santos Nakadomari (born 11 May 1985) is a retired Brazilian rhythmic gymnast. She is a three time Pan American Games gold medalist. Biography Thalita began practicing gymnastics at the age of seven, after her teacher saw her playing an ...

and

, they placed 7th in the qualifying round and 8th in the final. After retiring from the sport, she graduated in physical education and worked as a teacher. Later, she became executive director at the company

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ferezin, Alessandra 1976 births Brazilian rhythmic gymnasts Living people 20th-century Brazilian women Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Pan American Championships Gymnasts at the 1999 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Brazil Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in gymnastics Olympic gymnasts for Brazil Gymnasts at the 2000 Summer Olympics