Luana Gomes
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| Full name | Luana Mercedes Gomes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 January 2003 Almada, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Angola (2019-) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ivanova Academy-Rhythmic Gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Caterina Ivanova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Luana Gomes (born 30 January 2003) is a Portuguese-Angolan rhythmic gymnast.[1] She represents Angola in international competitions.
Career
Gomes debuted at the 2019 World Championships in Baku, ending 42nd in teams, 102nd in the all-around, 105th with hoop, 95th with ball, 125th with clubs and 139th with ribbon.[2]
At the 2020 African Championships in Sharm el-Sheikh, she won bronze with hoop, ball and ribbon.[3]
In 2021, she was the only Angolan representative at the World Championships in Kitakyushu. She was 60th in the all-around, 61st with hoop, 62nd with ball, 62nd with clubs and 57th with ribbon.[4][5]
At the 2022 African Championships in Cairo, she won bronze in teams and with clubs.[6][7] In September she was selected for the World Championships, finishing 71st in the all-around, 77th with hoop, 72nd with ball, 78th with clubs and 55th with ribbon.[8]
She competed at the 2023 World Cup in Sofia where she was 46th in the all-around, 46th with hoop, 45th with ball, 43rd with clubs and 42nd with ribbon.[9] She next competed at the World Cup in Baku, taking 51st place in the all-around, 50th with hoop, 51st with ball, 31st with clubs and 53rd with ribbon.[10] She also competed at the World Challenge Cup in Portimão, being 26th in the all-around, 29th with hoop, 34th with ball, 19th with clubs and 33rd with ribbon.[11]
At the 2023 African Championships in Moka she won bronze in teams and in the all-around, silver with ball and ribbon and gold with hoop and clubs.[12][13][14][15][16][17] In August, she competed at the 2023 World Championships in Valencia, and she placed 61st in the all-around.[18]
In early 2024, Gomes traveled to Baku for a training camp. In an interview, she mentioned the difficulties of training in Angola due to the lack of equipment and knowledgeable coaches, and she said she planned to become a coach after retiring as an athlete.[19] In April, she competed at the World Cup in Sofia, where she placed 42nd in the all-around.[20]
At the 2024 African Championships in Kigali, she came in second in the all-around. She won four more medals in the apparatus finals: gold in clubs, silver in hoop, and bronze in ball and ribbon.[21]
In 2025, she competed at World Cup in Sofia, where she took 38th place in all-around. In May, she became the first Angolan individual gymnast to win gold medal in all-around at the 2025 African Championships in Cairo.[22] She also won bronze in team and silver in ball, clubs and ribbon finals.
Achievements
- First Angolan individual gymnast to win a medal at the African Championships.
- First Angolan individual gymnast to win a gold medal at the African Championships.
- First Angolan individual gymnast to win a gold medal in the All-Around at the African Championships.
Routine music information
| Year | Apparatus | Music title |
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| 2025 | Hoop | In the Hall of the Mountain King by VoicePlay, Elizabeth Garozzo |
| Ball | From the Movies by Voca People | |
| Clubs | Yibambe! (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) by Ludwig Göransson | |
| Ribbon | Vide Gal by Daniela Mercury | |
| 2024 | Hoop | Mafia Wars-22926 by Micah Cadis, Andrew Jarod Smith, BMI |
| Ball | Rikitikitavi by Faraualla | |
| Clubs | Yibambe! (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) by Ludwig Göransson | |
| Ribbon | nana triste by Natalia Lacunza, Guitarricadelafuente |
References
- ^ "GOMES Luana - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ^ "2019 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
- ^ "Result Book" (PDF). firebasestorage.googleapis.com.
- ^ "2021 Rhythmic World Championships Result Book" (PDF). gym.longinestiming.com.
- ^ "Luana Gomes is the only angolan in the 38th edition of the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championship". VerAngola. 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ^ "2022 African Championships Teams" (PDF). unionafricainedegymnastique.
- ^ "2022 Clubs Final" (PDF). unionafricainedegymnastique.
- ^ "2022 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). gym.longinestiming.
- ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Sofia 2023 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Baku 2023 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Portimão 2023 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ^ "Team Medalists at the 17th Rhythmic Gymnastics African Championship". African Gymnastics Union. 3 June 2023.
- ^ "All-Around Medalists at the 17th Rhythmic Gymnastics African Championship". African Gymnastics Union. 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Hoop Medalists". African Gymnastics Union. 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Ball Medalists". African Gymnastics Union. 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Clubs Medalists". African Gymnastics Union. 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Ribbon Medalists". African Gymnastics Union. 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Results Book 40th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Valencia 2023" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Two-time African champion: "Training in Azerbaijan is a great experience"". İdman & Biz. 2024-01-11. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "Results for FIG World Cup 2024 Sofia". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "18th African Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships". International Gymnastics Federation. 26 April 2024.
- ^ "All-Around Medalists at the 19th Rhythmic Gymnastics African Championships". African Gymnastics Union. 2 May 2025.