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

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gold medal in 1999, she also competed at the

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Career

As a child Camila and her sister Alessandra, who would also be a member of the group at the 2000 Olympics, watched rhythmic gymnastics trainings while waiting for their parents to pick them up from school. Soon after she started training under Elizabeth Laffranchi in Londrina. In 1989 she was already national champion in groups. Her first major appearance came in 1991, when she was called up to compete in the

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, even though she was still competing in the junior division. In the following

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she won the bronze medal in the group All-Around. She also took part in the 1997 Pan American Championships where she won team gold, silver in the All-Around and bronze with rope, later she was selected for the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships. 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. Ferezin went on to compete at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney in the group competition along Natália Scherer, Flávia de Faria, Alessandra Ferezin, Thalita Nakadomari and Dayane Camilo, they placed 7th in the qualifying round and 8th in the final. After ending her career she studied Physical Education and was in the coaching staff of the Brazilian group at the

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. She became interim coach of the senior group in 2011 and soon after her pupils won the gold medal at the

. Since then the group achieved 14 golds, 5 silvers and 2 bronzes at the

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s, 8 golds, 1 silvers, 2 bronzes at the

. In 2016 she guided the group at the

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in Rio de Janeiro, where they finished in 9th place. After conquering a bronze in 2013, Brazil's first ever World Cup medal, in 2023 the group won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal at the stage held in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ferezin, Camila 1977 births Brazilian rhythmic gymnasts Living people 20th-century Brazilian women Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Pan American Championships Gymnasts at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games 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