Rebeca Andrade is a Brazilian artistic gymnast born on 8 May 1999 who has become the most decorated Brazilian Olympian in any discipline and the most decorated Latin American gymnast of all time, with six Olympic and ten World Championships medals. She won the all-around at the 2022 World Championships, took Olympic gold on vault in 2020 and on floor exercise in 2024, and added silver medals in the all-around at both Games. She also led Brazil to its first team medals at the World Championships and the Olympics. Her career was interrupted by three torn anterior cruciate ligaments before she reached the top of the sport.
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Rebeca Rodrigues de Andrade (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁeˈbɛkɐ ʁoˈdɾiɡiz dʒ(i)ɐ̃ˈdɾadʒ(i)]; born 8 May 1999) is a Brazilian artistic gymnast.
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Having won a total of six Olympic and ten World medals, she is the most decorated Brazilian and Latin American gymnast of all time
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Rebeca Rodrigues de Andrade (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁeˈbɛkɐ ʁoˈdɾiɡiz dʒ(i)ɐ̃ˈdɾadʒ(i)]; born 8 May 1999) is a Brazilian artistic gymnast.
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Rebeca Rodrigues de Andrade (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁeˈbɛkɐ ʁoˈdɾiɡiz dʒ(i)ɐ̃ˈdɾadʒ(i)]; born 8 May 1999) is a Brazilian artistic gymnast.
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She returned to competition and represented Brazil at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she placed eleventh in the all-around final.
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