Wania Monteiro

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Wania Monteiro (born 9 August 1986 [fig|id=2928|name=Wania Monteiro] ) is a Cape Verdean rhythmic gymnast.

Biography

Born in Santa Catarina, Santiago, she lived in Praia for a while. She is trained by Elena Atmacheva. "Time" noted that she often trained "in a dilapidated gym with ceilings too low to accommodate a proper hoop or ball toss", due to a lack of adequate facilities in Cape Verde. [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,501040906-689490,00.html "Beaten, But Not Defeated"] , "Time", August 30, 2004]

She later moved to the USA where she currently studies.

Sports career

Monteiro represented her country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and was Cape Verde's flag bearer during the Games's opening ceremony. [ [http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/cache/html/8978-8151-10001.html Fédération internationale de Gymnastique] ] She was also the first gymnast from Cape Verde to compete in the Olympic Games. [ [http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/cache/html/9120-8151-10001.html About competitors in Athens] , Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique]

In 2006, she won four medals at the African Gymnastics Championships, three bronze and one gold, being present on all podiums during this competition. [ [http://books.google.fr/books?id=dWb2U3c921QC&pg=PA66&lpg=PA66&dq=%22Wania+Monteiro%22&source=web&ots=VWR0FcxtaP&sig=Tpac6bJTozXGR99q7sDhu5Z4syU&hl=fr&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result "Cap Vert"] , Petit Futé, ISBN:2746916207, p.66]

Monteiro competed again at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing [ [http://en.beijing2008.cn/cptvenues/sports/rhythmicgymnastics/index.shtml "Gymnastics Rhythmic"] , official website of the 2008 Summer Olympics] , and was, again, her country's flagbearer during the Games' opening ceremony. [ [http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_1344.pdf List of flagbearers, Beijing 2008] ] She finished 24th, with 49.050 points.

References

External links

* [http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/topic/video/Cape_Verde/1900-01-01/2100-12-31/5/68/index.htm Video of Monteiro's performance in Athens] , on CNN's website
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