Flavia Saraiva is an artistic gymnast who won the bronze medal at the Olympic Games on Tuesday despite competing with a black eye, find out more about her and her age and height
Saraiva managed to win third in the women’s team final whilst having a bandaged face and black eye.
Who is Brazilian gymnast Flavia Saraiva, bio, age, height, family, parents, siblings and Instagram
Ahead of the competition, Flavia suffered a fall on the uneven bars during warmups, which caused a cut above her right eye.
Despite the setback, Saraiva went on to compete across all four events—uneven bars, balance beam, floor exercise, and vault.
Flavia Saraiva bio
Flavia Lopes Saraiva is a Brazilian artistic gymnast who was born on September 30, 1999, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She recently made headlines after winning the bronze medal in the women’s team final despite suffering a black eye and competing with a bandage above her eye. She has previously represented Brazil at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, and the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.
Age and height
Flavia Saraiva is currently 24 years old and stands at a height of 1.45 m.
Parents and siblings
Flavia Saraiva was born to parents Fábia Brito Lopes Saraiva, and João Saraiva, and she has a brother named João Saraiva Junior.
Nationality
Flavia Saraiva is a Brazilian national.
Career and achievements
Flavia Saraiva first gained prominence after representing Brazil at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing. She then competed in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, and Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. Flavia was also part of the teams that won the silver at the 2023 World Championships, and gold at the 2018 South American Games. She also won bronze at the 2015 and 2019 Pan American Games.
At the Individual level, Flavia won gold in the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic floor exercise. She also won a bronze in the 2023 World Championships floor exercise and has won medals across various competitions like the Pan American Games, South American Games, and Pan American Championships.
Flavia Saraiva has an Instagram account with the handle @flavialopessaraiva, where she has over 2 million followers.