Bianca Mendonça

Bianca Maia Mendonça (born 18 August 1993) is a retired Brazilian rhythmic gymnast.^[1] She represented her country in international competitions.

Bianca Mendonça
Full name	Bianca Maia Mendonça
Country represented	Brazil
Born	(1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 (age 31) Manaus
Discipline	Rhythmic Gymnastics
Level	International Elite
Years on national team	2011-2013
Head coach(es)	Camila Ferezin
Retired	yes
Medal record Representing  Brazil Rhythmic Gymnastics Event 1st 2nd 3rd FIG World Cup 0 0 1 Total 0 0 1 Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Group all-around 2011 Guadalajara 5 balls 2011 Guadalajara 3 ribbons + 2 hoops South American Championships 2011 Maracaibo Group all-around 2011 Maracaibo 5 balls 2011 Maracaibo 3 ribbons + 2 hoops 2012 Cali Group all-around 2012 Cali 5 balls 2012 Cali 3 ribbons + 2 hoops 2013 Santiago Group all-around 2013 Santiago 10 clubs 2013 Santiago 3 balls + 2 ribbons

Biography

Bianca took up rhythmic gymnastics at five years old, joining the ADIEE/UDESC club, later she joimed the Brazilian national team.

In 2011, as part of the Brazilian group, she took 11th place at the World Cup in Portimão.^[2] In May of the same year the group took 6th place at the stage in Kyiv.^[3] In September she was selected for the World Championships in Montpellier, along Dayane Amaral, Debora Andreazi Falda, Luisa Matsuo, Drielly Neves Daltoe and Eliane Rosa Sampaio, took 22nd place in the All-Around.^[4] In October the group won gold overall, with 5 balls and with 3 ribbons & 2 hoops at the South American Championships.^[5] A month later they again won all golds at the Pan American Games.^[6]

At the 2012 South American Championships the group repeated the success of the year before.^[7] In May 2013 Bianca was part of the group that won an historical bronze medal with 3 ribbons & 2 hoops at the World Cup in Minsk, it was the first World Cup medal for Brazil and Latin America and also only the second medal for America at the event.^[8][9] Again selected for the World Championships the group made of Bianca, Debora Andreazi Falda, Gabriela Paixao Ribeiro, Dayane Amaral, Beatriz Francisco and Francielly Machado Pereira, took 12th place in the All-Around.^[10] In December the group won all three gold medals at the 2013 South American Championships.^[11]

After her retirement she worked as a coach and as commentator for Rete Globo at the 2016 Olympic Games.^[12]

References

1. "Bianca Maia Mendonça". UOL Pan 2011. Archived from the original on 2024-08-23. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
2. "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Portimão 2011 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
3. "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Kiev 2011 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
4. "2011 World Championships" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
5. "2011 South American Championships". Archived from the original on 2018-05-06. Retrieved 2024-08-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
6. "Group of rhythmic gymnastics takes 3rd gold and closes Pan with 100% of success". click.uol.com.br.
7. "2012 South American Games Result Book" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2024-08-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
8. "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Minsk 2013 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
9. Minsk, Por GLOBOESPORTE COM; Bielorrússia (2013-05-19). "Seleção brasileira de ginástica ritmica conquista o bronze na etapa de Minsk". globoesporte.com. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
10. "2013 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
11. "2013 South American Championships" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2024-08-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
12. Serrão, Lorenna (2017-01-24). "Em bate-papo, Bianca Maia Mendonça fala sobre vida profissional e pessoal". A Crítica (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-08-23.