Rebeca Andrade
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Andrade at the 2016 Olympics
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Rebeca Rodrigues de Andrade |
| Country represented |
 Brazil
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| Born |
May 8, 1999 Guarulhos, Brazil |
| Height | 151 cm (4 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 46 kg (101 lb) |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Level | Senior International Elite |
| Years on national team | 2012– |
| Club | Club de Regatas do Flamengo |
| Head coach(es) | Keli Tiemi Kitaura |
| Assistant coach(es) | Francisco Porath |
| Music | 2013: "Sway" 2014–2016: "Crazy in Love" and "Single Ladies" |
Rebeca Andrade de Rodrigues (born May 8, 1999) is an artistic gymnast who represented Brazil at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Andrade made her international debut at the South American Youth Championship in 2012, where she placed first with the Brazilian team; first in the individual all-around, vault, and uneven bars; and second on balance beam and floor exercise. A few months later, she competed at the Brazil Trophy, where she edged out past Olympians and more experienced gymnasts to claim the all-around title.
Andrade started her 2013 season by competing at the Comaneci Invitational in Oklahoma City. She won the all-around and was ranked 7th with the Brazilian team. At the Brazil Trophy, she successfully defended her all-around title. In November, she was selected to compete at the Mexico Open in Acapulco, but she was later switched to compete at the Gymnasiade, held in her home country. In the vault final, she performed one of the most difficult vaults in women's gymnastics, an Amanar. She won the gold medal, as well as a silver with the team, a bronze in the all-around, and a sixth-place finish on floor.
In February, Andrade began the season by competing at the WOGA Classic in Plano, Texas, and winning the all-around, vault, uneven bars and silver with the team, beam and floor. She was scheduled to represent Brazil at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China, but withdrew due to injury. She was replaced by teammate Flávia Saraiva, who ended up winning three medals. Besides the YOG, she also missed the Brazilian National Championships.
Andrade made her senior debut at the 2015 Ghent Friendly, taking silver behind Saraiva after falling off beam. Despite being considered one of the strongest candidates for the 2015 World Gymnastics Championships to represent the Brazilian team, her plans were cut short after tearing her ACL while performing a half on, full off vault in training. The team placed 9th, failing to qualify directly to the 2016 Summer Olympics, but earning a berth to the Olympic Test Event.
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