39 Facts About Jade Barbosa

Jade Fernandes Barbosa was born on July 1,1991 and is a Brazilian artistic gymnast.

Jade Barbosa is a two-time individual bronze medalist at the World Championships, and represented Brazil at the 2008,2016, and 2024 Olympic Games.

Jade Barbosa was part of the historic teams that won silver at the 2023 World Championships and bronze at the 2024 Olympic Games.

Jade Barbosa has been a popular sports personality in Brazil since her first major appearance at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Jade Barbosa won her first medal in a senior international competition at the 2007 Cottbus World Cup in Germany, where she placed second on the vault.

Jade Barbosa won a bronze medal in the floor final, behind Americans Rebecca Bross and Shawn Johnson, and a silver with the Brazilian team.

At the 2007 World Championships, Jade Barbosa tied with Vanessa Ferrari of Italy for the bronze medal in the women's all-around, scoring 15.9 on vault, 14.95 on bars, 15.7 on beam, and 14.0 on floor.

Jade Barbosa placed fifth in the vault finals, seventh in the beam finals, and fifth with the team, behind the United States, China, Romania, and Italy.

In October 2007, Jade Barbosa took part in the World Cup event in Stuttgart, Germany, and won two silver medals, one on the vault and one on the floor.

Also in 2007, Jade Barbosa won the Brazilian senior national all-around title, along with the national titles on vault and balance beam.

Jade Barbosa won two silver medals there, one on vault and the other on floor.

In May 2008, Jade Barbosa took part in the World Cup event in Moscow.

Jade Barbosa won the gold medal, tied with Russian gymnast Anna Pavlova.

Jade Barbosa won gold medals on beam, vault and floor exercise.

Later in the same month, Jade Barbosa was the all-around champion at the Vitaly Scherbo International Gymnastics Cup, where Brazil won a team gold medal.

At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Jade Barbosa helped Brazil qualify to the team finals, where they placed eighth.

Jade Barbosa fell on floor and vault in the all-around final and finished tenth, followed by a seventh-place finish on vault.

Jade Barbosa had a serious injury after the Olympics and was unable to compete for some months.

Jade Barbosa won an individual gold medal on vault at the Test Event.

Jade Barbosa was not selected for the 2012 Summer Olympics because of a contract dispute with the Brazilian federation.

Jade Barbosa struggled with injuries and returned to gymnastics in June 2015 after undergoing surgery on her right knee.

Jade Barbosa contributed an overall score of 55.823 toward the Brazil team's first-place finish.

Jade Barbosa scored 13.700 on balance beam, but she suffered an injury while performing her floor routine and had to withdraw.

Jade Barbosa spent early 2017 competing on the inaugural season of Dancing Brasil, where she was partnered with Lucas Teodoro.

Jade Barbosa returned to competition at the City of Jesolo Trophy where she helped Brazil finish second behind Russia and individually she placed sixth in the all-around and on uneven bars and placed fourth on balance beam.

Jade Barbosa additionally won silver on uneven bars and balance beam, behind Saraiva.

At the Brazilian Championships Jade Barbosa won silver behind Daniele Hypolito and at the event championships she won gold on uneven bars and silver on balance beam, behind Saraiva.

At the World Championships in October, Jade Barbosa helped Brazil qualify to the team final for the first time since the 2007 World Championships, Jade Barbosa's first year as a senior elite.

Jade Barbosa additionally won silver on floor exercise and bronze on uneven bars.

In July Jade Barbosa was slated to compete at the 2019 Pan American Games.

Jade Barbosa spent the next few years recovering from injuries and other setbacks.

Jade Barbosa competed at various domestic competitions in 2021 and 2022 but was limited to uneven bars and balance beam.

Jade Barbosa next competed at the 2023 Paris World Challenge Cup, where she took the silver medal in the floor exercise final behind Melanie de Jesus dos Santos.

In October 2023, Jade Barbosa competed at the World Championships along with teammates Rebeca Andrade, Lorrane Oliveira, Flavia Saraiva and Julia Soares.

Later that month, Jade Barbosa competed at the Pan American Games, where the Brazilian team took silver behind the United States.

Jade Barbosa was part of the Brazilian team who finished third at the 2024 Olympic Games.

Jade Barbosa has become a very popular sports personality in Brazil since her first major appearance at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Jade Barbosa has developed a big fanbase among young girls and teenagers in Brazil.

In December 2007 Jade Barbosa was elected Brazil's Sportswoman of the year, an award given in previous years to gymnasts Lais Souza and Daiane dos Santos.