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Luana Gomes

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Luana Gomes
Gomes in 2024
Full nameLuana Mercedes Gomes
Born (2003-01-30) 30 January 2003 (age 23)
Almada, Portugal
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country
represented
 Angola
(2019-)
ClubIvanova Academy-Rhythmic Gymnastics
Head coach
Renata Filhó
Former coach
Caterina Ivanova
Medal record
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  Angola
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 MokaHoop
Gold medal – first place2023 MokaClubs
Gold medal – first place2024 KigaliClubs
Gold medal – first place2025 CairoAll-Around
Silver medal – second place2023 MokaBall
Silver medal – second place2023 MokaRibbon
Silver medal – second place2024 KigaliAll-Around
Silver medal – second place2024 KigaliHoop
Silver medal – second place2025 CairoBall
Silver medal – second place2025 CairoClub
Silver medal – second place2025 CairoRibbon
Silver medal – second place2026 TshwaneRibbon
Bronze medal – third place2020 Sharm El SheikhHoop
Bronze medal – third place2020 Sharm El SheikhBall
Bronze medal – third place2020 Sharm El SheikhRibbon
Bronze medal – third place2022 CairoTeam
Bronze medal – third place2022 CairoClubs
Bronze medal – third place2023 MokaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2023 MokaAll-Around
Bronze medal – third place2024 KigaliBall
Bronze medal – third place2024 KigaliRibbon
Bronze medal – third place2025 CairoTeam
Bronze medal – third place2026 TshwaneTeam
Bronze medal – third place2026 TshwaneHoop

Luana Gomes (born 30 January 2003) is a Portuguese-Angolan rhythmic gymnast.[1] She is the 2025 African champion.

Career

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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. She took 7th place in the all-around.[3]

In 2021, she was the only Angolan representative at the World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan. 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. She was 5th in the all-around.[6][7] In September she was selected for the 2022 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, 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, Mauritius, 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, Spain, 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 the World Cup in Sofia, where she took 38th place in the all-around. In May, she became the first Angolan individual gymnast to win gold in the all-around at the 2025 African Championships in Cairo.[22] She also won bronze in the team competition and silver in the ball, clubs and ribbon finals. She represented Angola at the 2025 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

In March 2026, it was revealed that her former coach Caterina Ivanova was suspended for two years due to abuse.[23] At the Sofia World Cup that month, she took 46th place in the all-around. In early May, she took the bronze medal in the team competition at the 2026 African Championships in Tshwane, South Africa. She also won silver in ribbon and bronze in the hoop final.

Achievements

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Routine music information

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Year Apparatus Music title
2026 Hoop
Ball Candy land by Loïc Nottet
Clubs Nyana Wam by Hemanth965
Ribbon
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

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  1. ↑ "GOMES Luana - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  2. ↑ "2019 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
  3. ↑ "Result Book" (PDF). firebasestorage.googleapis.com.
  4. ↑ "2021 Rhythmic World Championships Result Book" (PDF). gym.longinestiming.com.
  5. ↑ "Luana Gomes is the only angolan in the 38th edition of the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championship". VerAngola. 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  6. ↑ "2022 African Championships Teams" (PDF). unionafricainedegymnastique.
  7. ↑ "2022 Clubs Final" (PDF). unionafricainedegymnastique.
  8. ↑ "2022 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). gym.longinestiming.
  9. ↑ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Sofia 2023 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  10. ↑ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Baku 2023 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  11. ↑ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Portimão 2023 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  12. ↑ "Team Medalists at the 17th Rhythmic Gymnastics African Championship". African Gymnastics Union. 3 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "All-Around Medalists at the 17th Rhythmic Gymnastics African Championship". African Gymnastics Union. 3 June 2023.
  14. ↑ "Hoop Medalists". African Gymnastics Union. 3 June 2023.
  15. ↑ "Ball Medalists". African Gymnastics Union. 3 June 2023.
  16. ↑ "Clubs Medalists". African Gymnastics Union. 3 June 2023.
  17. ↑ "Ribbon Medalists". African Gymnastics Union. 3 June 2023.
  18. ↑ "Results Book 40th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Valencia 2023" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. 27 August 2023.
  19. ↑ "Two-time African champion: "Training in Azerbaijan is a great experience"". İdman & Biz. 2024-01-11. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  20. ↑ "Results for FIG World Cup 2024 Sofia". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  21. ↑ "18th African Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships". International Gymnastics Federation. 26 April 2024.
  22. ↑ "All-Around Medalists at the 19th Rhythmic Gymnastics African Championships". African Gymnastics Union. 2 May 2025.
  23. ↑ "Suspended and Restricted Subjects" (PDF). Gymnastics Ethics Foundation.
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