Ana Luísa Neiva

{{Short description|Brazilian rhythmic gymnast}}

{{Infobox gymnast

|name=Ana Luísa Passos Neiva

|country={{BRA}}

|birth_date={{birth date and age|2004|03|11}}

|birth_place=Brasília, Brazil

|discipline=RG

|natlteam=2019–

|headcoach=Kely Espinola

|choreographer=

|show-medals=yes

|medaltemplates=

{{MedalSport|Rhythmic gymnastics}}

{{MedalCountry|{{BRA}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2022 Rio de Janeiro|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|South American Championships}}

{{MedalGold | 2021 Cali | Team}}

{{MedalGold | 2021 Cali | All-around team}}

{{MedalGold | 2023 Barranquilla | Team}}

{{MedalGold | 2023 Barranquilla | All-around team}}

{{MedalGold | 2024 Santiago | Team}}

{{MedalGold | 2024 Santiago | All-Around}}

{{MedalGold | 2024 Santiago | All-Around team}}

{{MedalSilver | 2021 Cali | Ball}}

{{MedalSilver | 2023 Barranquilla | Hoop}}

{{MedalSilver | 2024 Santiago | Hoop}}

{{MedalSilver | 2024 Santiago | Clubs}}

{{MedalBronze | 2021 Cali | All-around}}

{{MedalBronze | 2021 Cali | Hoop}}

{{MedalBronze | 2021 Cali | Ribbon}}

{{MedalBronze | 2023 Barranquilla | All-around}}

{{MedalBronze | 2023 Barranquilla | Ball}}

{{MedalBronze | 2023 Barranquilla | Ribbon}}

|club=Clube de Associados da Aeronáutica de Brasília (CASSAB)}}

Ana Luísa Passos Neiva (born 11 March 2004) is a Brazilian rhythmic gymnast. She represents her country in international competitions.

Personal life

Neiva took up the sport at age three in Brasília. Her dream is to compete at the Olympic Games like her idol Yana Kudryavtseva.{{Cite web |title=CECB student is on the Brazilian rhythmic gymnastics team |url=https://www.ubec.edu.br/estudante-cecb-esta-na-equipe-brasileira-de-ginastica-ritmica/ |website=ubec.edu.br}} She was named Best Rhythmic Gymnast of the Year in 2015 and 2017, as well as Outstanding Gymnast of the Year in 2017, by the Brasília Gymnastics Federation.{{Cite web |title=PASSOS Ana Luisa - FIG Athlete Profile |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=72424 |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=gymnastics.sport}} In 2016 she was presented with the Brasília Sports Award in rhythmic gymnastics by the Brasília government.

Career

Neiva debuted at the 2019 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, taking 7th place.[https://upag-pagu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1.-Campeonato-Panamericano-Juvenil-de-GR-Monterrey-2019-Libro-de-resultados.pdf UPAG - Results book] Then she competed at the Junior World Championships in Moscow, where she ended 26th in teams and 29th with clubs.{{Cite web |title=2019 Junior World Championships Result Book |url=https://gym.longinestiming.com/File/0000120000FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF05 |website=longinestiming |format=PDF}}{{Cite web |last=Rossi |first=André |date=2019-07-21 |title=Brasil encerra sem finais participação no mundial júnior |url=https://olimpiadatododia.com.br/ginasticaritmica/164800-brasil-sem-finais-mundial-junior-ginastica-ritmica/ |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=Olimpíada Todo Dia |language=pt-BR}}

As a senior she participated in the World Championships in Kitakyushu, ending 35th in the All-Around, 26th with hoop, 27th with ball, 51st with clubs and 38th with ribbon.{{Cite web |title=2021 World Championships Result Book |url=https://gym.longinestiming.com/File/0000130000FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF03 |website=longinestiming |format=PDF}}

At the Baku World Cup in 2022 she was 38th in the All-Around, 41st with hoop, 33rd with ball, 31st with clubs and 34th with ribbon.{{Cite web |title=Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Baku 2022 - Results |url=https://www.the-sports.org/gymnastics-world-cup-rhythmic-gymnastics-baku-results-2022-epr120886.html#543243 |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=the-sports.org}}{{Cite web |last=Fraga |first=João |date=2022-04-22 |title=Ana Luísa Passos faz sua estreia na Etapa de Baku da Copa do Mundo |url=https://olimpiadatododia.com.br/ginasticaritmica/433709-ana-luisa-passos-faz-estreia-etapa-baku-copa-do-mundo/ |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=Olimpíada Todo Dia |language=pt-BR}} In Portimão she ended 34th in the All-Around and with hoop, 27th with ball, 29th with clubs and 41st with ribbon.{{Cite web |title=Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Portimão 2022 - Results |url=https://www.the-sports.org/gymnastics-world-cup-rhythmic-gymnastics-portimao-results-2022-epr120865.html |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=the-sports.org}} In Pesaro she was 27th in the All-Around, 25th with hoop, 31st with ball, 27th with clubs and 29th with ribbon.{{Cite web |title=Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Pesaro 2022 - Results |url=https://www.the-sports.org/gymnastics-world-cup-rhythmic-gymnastics-pesaro-results-2022-epr120868.html |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=the-sports.org}} In July she took part in the Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro being 11th in the All-Around and winning silver in teams,{{Cite web |title=2022 Pan American All-Around|url= https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2022/r_22panamchamps_sr_aa.pdf |website= static.usagym.org |format=PDF}}{{Cite web |title=2022 Pan American Senior Teams|url= https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2022/r_22panamchamps_team.pdf |website= static.usagym.org |format=PDF}} and the World Games in Birmingham taking 17th place with hoop and ball and 19th with clubs and ribbon.{{Cite web |title=2022 World Games Result Book |url=https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Rhythmic+Gymnastics.pdf |website=swog2022.sportresult.com |format=PDF |access-date=2023-10-16 |archive-date=2022-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714102713/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Rhythmic+Gymnastics.pdf |url-status=dead }} In the last World Cup stage of the year in Cluj-Napoca she was 27th in the All-Around, 28th with hoop, 26th with ball, 27th with clubs and 22nd with ribbon.{{Cite web |title=Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Cluj-Napoca 2022 - Results |url= https://www.the-sports.org/gymnastics-world-cup-rhythmic-gymnastics-cluj-napoca-results-2022-epr122882.html |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=the-sports.org}}

In 2023 she competed at the South American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships where she won gold in teams (both individual and combined), silver with hoop and bronze in the All-Around as well as with ball and ribbon.[https://consugi.consugisoft.com/ritmica/tableros/69/resultados Consugi - Official results]. Retrieved 2023-10-15.

At the 2024 Brazilian Championships she won bronze in the All-Around, with hoop and with clubs.{{Cite web |last=Vivaldi |first=Beatrice |date=2024-10-01 |title=Camp. Brasiliani Elite |url=https://www.blablagym.com/camp-brasiliani-elite/ |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=BlaBlaGym |language=it}}

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