Francisco Barretto Júnior

Francisco Carlos Barretto Júnior (born 31 October 1989) is a Brazilian male artistic gymnast and a member of the national team. He participated at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow,^[2] and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[1] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Francisco Barretto Júnior
Francisco Barretto Júnior in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Francisco Carlos Barretto Júnior
Country represented	Brazil
Born	(1989-10-31) 31 October 1989 (age 35) Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)[1]
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite
Years on national team	2015
Club	Pinheiros
Head coach(es)	Cristiano Albino Hilton Dichelli Junior
Medal record Representing  Brazil Men's artistic gymnastics Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Team 2019 Lima Team 2019 Lima Pommel horse 2019 Lima Horizontal bar 2015 Toronto Team Pan American Championships 2021 Rio de Janeiro Team 2018 Lima Horizontal bar 2012 Medellín Floor exercise 2013 San Juan Horizontal bar 2014 Mississauga Team 2018 Lima Team 2021 Rio de Janeiro Pommel horse South American Games 2010 Medellín Team 2018 Cochabamba Team 2022 Asunción Team 2014 Santiago Team 2014 Santiago Pommel horse 2018 Cochabamba All-around 2018 Cochabamba Horizontal bar South American Championships 2009 Sogamoso Vault 2009 Sogamoso Horizontal bar 2012 Rosario Team 2012 Rosario All-around 2012 Rosario Horizontal bar 2019 Santiago Team 2019 Santiago All-around 2023 Cali Team 2009 Sogamoso Team 2023 Cali All-around 2012 Rosario Pommel horse 2012 Rosario Parallel bars 2023 Cali Horizontal Bar

In 2015, Francisco Barreto won the silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto in the team category.^[4] Also in the team category, Francisco Barreto won the double championship at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, repeating his feat from 2011 in Guadalajara, Mexico. Francisco made history in Lima by winning Brazil's first gold medal in the pommel horse category at the Pan American Games.

References

1. "Francisco Barretto Júnior". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
2. "2015 World Gymnastics Championships Athlete Profiles – Francisco Barretto". 2015worldgymnastics.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
3. "Artistic Gymnastics BARRETTO JUNIOR Francisco". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
4. "Equipe masculina de ginástica conquista prata e ganha confiança para o Mundial - Home - iG". Archived from the original on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2015-07-16.

External links

• Francisco Barretto at the International Gymnastics Federation
• Francisco Barretto at Olympics.com
• Francisco Barretto at Olympedia
• Francisco Barretto at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)
• Francisco BARRETTO JUNIOR at the International Gymnastics Federation