Daniele Hypólito

Daniele Hypólito
— Gymnast —
Hypólito at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Daniele Matias Hypólito
Nickname(s)	Dani
Country represented	Brazil
Born	(1984-09-08) September 8, 1984 (age 32) Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
Height	147 cm (4 ft 10 in)
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior international
Club	Flamengo
Head coach(es)	Alexandre Carvalho
Music	Hello Zepp (2009–2012)
World ranking	Vault: 5 Bars: 2 Beam: 12 (2016)
Medal record Representing  Brazil World Championships 2001 Ghent Floor exercise World Cup Final 2006 São Paulo Balance beam Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo Balance beam 2003 Santo Domingo Uneven bars 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team 1999 Winnipeg Team 2003 Santo Domingo All-around 2003 Santo Domingo Team 2007 Rio de Janeiro Balance beam 2011 Guadalajara Balance beam 2011 Guadalajara Floor exercise 2015 Toronto Team Pan American Championships 1997 Medellín Team 1997 Medellín Uneven bars 1997 Medellín Floor exercise 2012 Medellín Balance beam 2012 Medellín Floor exercise 2013 San Juan Floor exercise 2001 Cancún Team 2005 Rio de Janeiro Team 2005 Rio de Janeiro All-around 2005 Rio de Janeiro Uneven bars 2005 Rio de Janeiro Floor exercise 2010 Guadalajara Vault 2014 Mississauga Team 2001 Cancún Floor exercise 2010 Guadalajara Team South American Games 2002 Curitiba Team 2002 Curitiba All-around 2002 Curitiba Vault 2002 Curitiba Balance beam 2002 Curitiba Floor exercise 2014 Santiago Team 2014 Santiago Floor exercise 2002 Curitiba Uneven bars South American Championships 2015 Cali Team 2015 Cali All-around 2015 Cali Vault 2015 Cali Balance beam 2015 Cali Floor exercise

Daniele Matias Hypólito (born September 8, 1984) is a Brazilian gymnast who competed in the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. Hypólito was the first athlete from Brazil ever to win a medal at the World Championships, a silver on floor exercise in 2001. She is also the nine-time senior all-around Brazilian National Champion in artistic gymnastics, 2002 South American Games all-around champion and 2003 Pan American Games all-around bronze medalist. To date Hypólito has won the Brazilian National Championships more than ten times; has represented Brazil at the World Championships thirteen times, competing in every Worlds meet from 1999 to 2015, except in 2009; has taken part in every edition of the Olympic Games from 2000 to 2016; and has competed at five Pan American Games between 1999 and 2015.

Hypólito was born in Santo André, São Paulo to parents Wagner and Geni. Her younger brother, Diego, is also a world-class gymnast. In 2001 she became the first Brazilian gymnast to win a World Championships medal, earning silver on the floor exercise.

Training in Rio de Janeiro, Hypólito was competing internationally by the time she was 10 years old. As a junior, she won the all-around in the Junior Pan Am Games in 1998 and the Canberra Cup in 1999. Hypólito placed a modest 27th in the all-around at the 1999 World Gymnastics Championships, but helped Brazil qualify athletes to the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. She was chosen to represent Brazil at the Olympics and qualified for the all-around final, finishing in 20th place.