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Medina Lorena

Жерона, Испания

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Информация

Hobbies

Spending time with family and friends, going to the cinema, walking. (noticias.up.pt, 18 Jan 2016)

Occupation

Athlete

Education

Sports Science - University of Porto, Portugal

Spoken languages

English, Portuguese

Club

Sport Clube do Porto [Portugal]

Coach

Cristina Gomes [club], POR; Jose Ferreirinha [national], POR (ammagazine.pt, 21 Apr 2017; wagtrainingcamp.sunlive.pt, 28 Aug 2017)

Injuries

She required operations on her right ankle in both September and October 2016. She returned to full training in January 2017. (Facebook page, 06 Jan 2017)

Start sporting career

She took up gymnastics at age four at Sport Clube do Porto in Portugal. (RTP YouTube channel, 02 Aug 2016; sol.pt, 16 Nov 2014)

Reason for taking up the sport

The mother of another child invited her to take up the sport after seeing her in the physical education classes in her kindergarten. (RTP YouTube channel, 02 Aug 2016; sol.pt, 16 Nov 2014)

Ambitions

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Facebook page, 06 Jan 2017; maisfutebol.iol.pt, 23 Sep 2016)

Trainings

She trains six days a week, for between three and six hours a day. (RTP YouTube channel, 02 Aug 2016 )

Most memorable sporting achievement

Winning the floor exercise at the 2014 World Cup event in Anadia, Portugal. (maisfutebol.iol.pt, 23 Sep 2016)

Hero / Idol

US gymnast Dominique Moceanu. (noticias.up.pt, 18 Jan 2016)

Philosophy / Motto

"Gymnastics until I die." (Facebook page, 14 Sep 2017)

Awards

She was named the 2015 Female Athlete of the Year by the Portuguese Sports Confederation [CDP]. (cdp.pt, 12 Nov 2015)

Last update : 2018-07-09