Bárbara de Kassia Godoy Domingos (born 2 March 2000) is a Brazilian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2023 Pan American Championships all-around champion, the 2023 Thiais Grand Prix ribbon gold medalist, and the first Brazilian rhythmic gymnast to qualify for the individual all-around final at the World Championships.

Bárbara Domingos
Domingos performing with the ribbon at the 2019 Pan American Games
Personal information
Full nameBárbara de Kassia Godoy Domingos[1]
Nickname(s)Babi
Country represented Brazil
Born (2000-03-02) 2 March 2000 (age 24)[2]
Curitiba, Brazil
ResidenceCuritiba, Brazil
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)[3]
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubAGIR
Head coach(es)Márcia Naves
Medal record
Rhythmic gymnastics
Representing  Brazil
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Pan American Games 3 2 0
Pan American Championships 7 5 4
South American Games 5 4 0
South American Championships 17 4 3
Total 32 15 7
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Ball
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Ribbon
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Hoop
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Clubs
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Ribbon
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rio de Janeiro Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rio de Janeiro Ball
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rio de Janeiro Clubs
Gold medal – first place 2023 Guadalajara Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Guadalajara All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2023 Guadalajara Clubs
Gold medal – first place 2023 Guadalajara Ribbon
Silver medal – second place 2016 Merida Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Merida Ribbon
Silver medal – second place 2021 Rio de Janeiro All-around
Silver medal – second place 2021 Rio de Janeiro Hoop
Silver medal – second place 2023 Guadalajara Hoop
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Merida Hoop
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Daytona Beach Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Lima Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Lima Ribbon
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba Ball
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción All-around
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción Ball
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción Clubs
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción Ribbon
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cochabamba All-around
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cochabamba Hoop
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cochabamba Ribbon
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asunción Hoop
South American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Melgar Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Melgar All-around
Gold medal – first place 2018 Melgar Hoop
Gold medal – first place 2018 Melgar Clubs
Gold medal – first place 2018 Melgar Ribbon
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bogotá Ribbon
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cali Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cali All-around team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cali All-around
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cali Hoop
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cali Ball
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cali Clubs
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cali Ribbon
Gold medal – first place 2022 Paipa Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Paipa All-around team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Paipa All-around
Gold medal – first place 2022 Paipa Ball
Silver medal – second place 2018 Melgar Ball
Silver medal – second place 2019 Bogotá All-around
Silver medal – second place 2019 Bogotá Clubs
Silver medal – second place 2022 Paipa Clubs
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Bogotá Hoop
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Bogotá Ball
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Paipa Ribbon
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
FIG World Cup 0 0 1
FIG World Challenge Cup 0 0 1
Grand Prix 1 0 0
Total 1 0 2

Career edit

Domingos took up gymnastics at age six. She began her training as an artistic gymnast, but switched to rhythmic gymnastics upon a coach's recommendation.[4]

Domingos competed at the 2016 Pan American Championships in Merida, winning team silver, silver in ribbon and bronze in hoop.

At the 2017 Daytona Beach Pan American Championships, she won team bronze.

In 2018, at the South American Games in Cochabamba, Domingos won gold with ball, and silver in all-around, hoop and ribbon. At the South American Championships in Melgar, she won team gold, gold in all-around, hoop, clubs and ribbon, and silver in ball. At the Pan American Championships in Lima, she won team bronze and a bronze in ribbon.

At the 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, Domingos placed 31st in the all-around competition, which was the best finish by a Brazilian gymnast since the 1975 edition, and the best position achieved by an individual Brazilian gymnast in a fully attended World Championships.[5]

She is the 2021 Pan American Championships all-around silver medalist. She had her highest placement finishing 13th in all-around qualifications and finishing 17th in all-around final at the 2021 World Championships.

 
Domingos (right) on the 2023 World Cup Sofia ribbon podium with Takhmina Ikromova (center) and Elzhana Taniyeva (left).

On April 2, 2023, Domingos made history winning bronze in the ribbon final at the World Cup in Sofia, becoming the first individual from her nation to medal in an event final in that type of competition.[6] On April 9, 2023, she also made history winning gold in the ribbon final at the Grand Prix in Thiais, becoming the first Brazilian individual rhythmic gymnast to win a medal and a gold at the Grand Prix series.

In September, Domingos competed at the Pan American Games in Santiago, winning gold in all-around, ball and ribbon, and silver in hoop and clubs.[7] She is the first Brazilian to win all-around gold and shared the podium with bronze medalist Maria Eduarda Alexandre, marking the first time two Brazilians made the all-around podium.[8]

Achievements edit

References edit

  1. ^ Clube AGIR (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ Comitê Olímpico Brasileiro (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ FIG - Athlete profile
  4. ^ "DOMINGOS Barbara - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  5. ^ Terra (in Portuguese)
  6. ^ "Bárbara Domingos fatura bronze inédito para o Brasil na Copa do Mundo de GR". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  7. ^ "Juegos Panamericanos 2023 - Web Results". Juegos Panamericanos - Web Results. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  8. ^ Bregman, Scott (2023-11-02). "Santiago 2023 - Brazil's Barbara Domingos wins first-ever rhythmic Pan Am Games all-around gold, American Evita Griskenas secures Paris 2024 quota". Retrieved 2023-12-29.