Márcia Lopes

Márcia Alves Lopes (born 6 December 2001)[1] is a Cabo Verdean rhythmic gymnast who represented Cape Verde at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She was the first Cape Verdean athlete to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games.[2]

Márcia Lopes
Full nameMárcia Alves Lopes
Nickname(s)Marcinha
Country represented Cape Verde
Born (2001-12-06) 6 December 2001
São Vicente, Cape Verde
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
ClubAssociacao de Ginastas de Sao Vicente
Head coach(es)Jacqueline da Graca

Personal life

Márcia Alves Lopes was born on 6 December 2001, in São Vicente, Cape Verde, and she began rhythmic gymnastics when she was five years old.[3] She speaks English, French, and Portuguese.[3]

Career

Lopes made her senior international debut at the 2017 World Championships in Pesaro, Italy.[3] She finished 90th in the all-around during the qualification round with a total score of 30.200.[4] She competed at the 2018 African Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Cairo, Egypt, where she finished 12th in the all-around with a total score of 28.600. She also finished sixth in the hoop final and eighth in both the ball and the clubs finals.[5]

Lopes competed at the 2019 World Championships, where she finished 110th in the all-around during the qualification round.[1] At the 2020 African Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, she finished eleventh in the all-around with a total score of 35.150. She also placed sixth in the ball final, eighth in the clubs final, and seventh in the ribbon final.[6]

On 28 May 2021, Lopes received the tripartite invitation for the 2020 Olympic Games.[2][7] She was the first Cape Verdean athlete to qualify for a 2020 Olympic spot.[2] This was the fourth time that a Cape Verdean rhythmic gymnast competed in the Olympics after Wania Monteiro competed in 2004 and 2008, and Elyane Boal competed in 2016.[8] She finished twenty-sixth in the qualification for the individual all-around.[9]

References
  1. "Results Book 37th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 20 September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  2. "Márcia Lopes qualified for Tokyo Olympics". Atlantic Federation of African Press Agencies. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  3. "ALVES LOPES Marcia". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  4. "35th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Pesaro (ITA) Individual All-Around Qualification" (PDF). GymMedia. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  5. "Results for 14th African Championships Cairo (EGY)". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  6. "Results for 15th African Championships Sharm-El Sheik (EGY)". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  7. "List of Individual Gymnasts qualified for Tokyo Olympic Games". Rhythmic Gymnastics Info. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  8. "Cape Verde in Rhythmic Gymnastics". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  9. "Rhythmic Gymnastics — Individual All-Around — Qualification — Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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