Thalita Santos Nakadomari (born 11 May 1985) is a retired Brazilian

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 is a three time

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gold medalist.

Biography

Thalita began practicing gymnastics at the age of seven, after her teacher saw her playing and noticed her abilities for the sport. By age 14 she was part of the Brazilian national team. She was selected to compete at the

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in the group competition alongside Natália Scherer, Flávia de Faria, Alessandra Ferezin,

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 ...

and

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. They placed 7th in the qualifying round and 8th in the final. This was the first time Brazil's group qualified for the Olympics. 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. She competed in the 2003 World Championships in

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, where Brazil took 9th place, one position below the spot for the Olympic Games, but the country secured classification based on the technical index. Although she was a starter in the group, she chose not to compete in the

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and retired from competitive sport at the age of 18. After leaving competitions, she graduated in physical education.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nakadomari, Thalita 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 Londrina