Natália Scherer Eidt (born 28 October 1985) is a retired Brazilian

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. She is a Pan American medalist and competed at the 2000 Olympics.

Biography

Natália took up gymnastics at the age of five, at school after having seen a demonstration she became interested and started practicing. was called up to the national team for the first time at the age of 12 to participate in the Pan-American Gymnastics Championships held in

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, in which she won team bronze along Natália Dêntice and Liana Hermes. She was the second gymnast from

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to join the Brazilian rhythmic gymnastics team. In 2000 she was selected to compete

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in the group competition along

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and

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, they placed 7th in the qualifying round and 8th in the final. In 2003, she was part of the group that repeated the gold medal in the All-Around at the

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, adding another two in the finals with 5 ribbons and 3 hoops & 2 balls. Her career ended when she was 19 due to injuries. After leaving competitions she began to dedicate himself to study physical education.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scherer, Natália 1985 births Living people 20th-century Brazilian sportswomen 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen Brazilian rhythmic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 2000 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 2003 Pan American Games Olympic gymnasts for Brazil Pan American Games competitors for Brazil Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in gymnastics People from Santa Cruz do Sul