Christal Bezerra

Christal Bezerra
Bezerra at the 2019 Junior World Championships
Personal information
Full nameChristal Silva e Bezerra
Born (2004-08-21) 21 August 2004 (age 20)
Itaquera, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Brazil
Years on national team2017–present (BRA)
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubCentro Olimpico de Treinamento e Pesquisa (COTP)
Head coach(es)Beatriz Fragoso Estevam
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rio de Janeiro Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Rio de Janeiro Uneven Bars
Silver medal – second place 2021 Rio de Janeiro Floor Exercise
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción Team

Christal Silva e Bezerra (born 21 August 2004) is a Brazilian artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2019 Junior World Championships, and was part of the gold medal-winning national team at the 2021 Pan American Championships.

Early life

Bezerra was born on 21 August 2004.[1] She started gymnastics at the age of four.[2]

Career

Junior

In September 2017, Bezerra placed second in the all-around in the espoir division of the Brazilian Junior Championships, also taking the gold medals on vault and uneven bars.[3] She was then selected to compete at the South American Junior Championships in Argentina, where she placed fifth in the all-around and took the bronze medal in the uneven bars final.[4]

Bezerra started her 2018 season at the City of Jesolo Trophy in Italy, where she placed 35th in the all-around and contributed to the Brazilian team's seventh-place finish.[5] In June, Bezerra competed at the Junior Pan American Championships in Buenos Aires, where the Brazilian juniors finished fourth in the team competition behind the United States, Canada and Argentina. Individually, Bezerra placed eleventh in the all-around and sixth on the uneven bars.[6] At the South American Junior Championships in Peru, she helped Brazil win the team gold medal, and placed second in the all-around behind teammate Ana Luiza Lima. She also picked up an additional gold medal in the uneven bars final.[7]

In June 2019, Bezerra represented Brazil at the inaugural Junior World Championships in Győr alongside Ana Luiza Lima and Júlia Soares.[8] Together they finished seventh in the team competition. Individually, Bezerra placed twentieth in the all-around with a score of 50.066.[9]

Senior

Bezerra became age-eligible for senior competition in 2020, but did not compete that year due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] She made her senior international debut in June 2021 at the Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro. There, the Brazilian team of Bezerra, Ana Luiza Lima, Júlia Soares, Rebeca Andrade and Lorrane Oliveira won the gold medal ahead of Mexico and Argentina. Bezerra also picked up two individual silver medals on the uneven bars and the floor exercise, and placed fourth on the balance beam.[11]

Later in 2021, Bezerra competed at the Brazilian Championships, where she won the gold medals on vault and floor exercise, and placed third in the all-around behind Andrade and Oliveira.[12]

In July 2022, Bezerra was named to the Brazilian team for the 2022 Pan American Championships alongside Andrade, Oliveira, Soares, Carolyne Pedro and Flávia Saraiva.[13] Bezerra competed in the qualification round, which also determined the all-around and apparatus results. She helped Brazil qualify to the team final in first place and finished seventh on vault.[14] She was replaced by Oliveira for the team final, in which the Brazilian team went on to win the gold medal ahead of the United States and Canada.[15]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2017 Brazilian Junior Championships (espoir) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4
South American Junior Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018 City of Jesolo Trophy 7 35
Junior Pan American Championships 4 11 6
Brazilian Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Junior South American Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Brazilian Junior Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 WOGA Classic 11
Brazilian Event Championships 6
Junior World Championships 7 20
Senior
2021
Pan American Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Brazilian Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022
Pan American Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)[a] 7
Brazilian Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 15 5
South American Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 4
2023 Brazil Trophy 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 5
Pan American Championships 5
  1. ^ Bezerra only competed in the qualification round.

References

  1. ^ "Christal Bezerra". The Gymternet. 11 April 2020. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Christal Bezerra FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  3. ^ "2017 Brazilian Junior Championships results". The Gymternet. 12 September 2017. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  4. ^ "2017 South American Junior Championships results". The Gymternet. 23 September 2017. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  5. ^ "2018 City of Jesolo Trophy Results". The Gymternet. 17 April 2018. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  6. ^ "2018 Junior Pan American Championships Results". The Gymternet. 20 June 2018. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  7. ^ "2018 South American Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. 22 October 2018. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  8. ^ "The Junior World Championships Women's Master Team List". The Gymternet. 5 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  9. ^ "1st FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships – Results Book". International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Conheça Christal Bezerra, jovem revelação da ginástica artística que integra a Missão Europa" [Meet Christal Bezerra, a young artistic gymnastics revelation who is part of Mission Europe]. Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese). 31 August 2020. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Atleta do Centro Olímpico conquista três medalhas no Pan-Americano de ginástica artística" [Athlete of Centro Olímpico wins three medals in Pan American artistic gymnastics]. Prefeitura Municipal de São Paulo (in Portuguese). 7 June 2021. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  12. ^ "2021 Brazilian Championships Results". The Gymternet. 4 October 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  13. ^ "The 2022 Pan Am Championships WAG Master Team List". The Gymternet. 10 July 2022. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  14. ^ "2022 Pan American Championships Results". The Gymternet. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  15. ^ "2022 Pan American Championships Senior WAG Team Final Live Blog". The Gymternet. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.