Thaís Fidélis

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Thais Fidelis
Fidélis at the 2018 World Championships
Personal information
Full nameThaís Fidélis dos Santos
Born (2001-07-23) July 23, 2001[1]
Ribeirão Preto[2]
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)[3]
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Brazil Brazil
(2016–present)
ClubSESI São Paulo
Head coach
Felipe Nayme
Former coach(es)
Irina Ilyashenko, Oleg Ostapenko, Roger Medina
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Women's artistic gymnastics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
FIG All-Around World Cup 0 0 1
FIG World Challenge Cup 3 0 2
Total 3 0 3
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2019 LimaTeam
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 LimaTeam
Silver medal – second place2026 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Bronze medal – third place2025 Panama CityTeam
Bronze medal – third place2026 Rio de JaneiroAll-around
Bronze medal – third place2026 Rio de JaneiroBalance beam
South American Games
Gold medal – first place2018 CochabambaTeam
Gold medal – first place2018 CochabambaFloor exercise
Gold medal – first place2022 AsunciónTeam
South American Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 LimaTeam
Gold medal – first place2022 LimaUneven bars
Gold medal – first place2025 MedellínTeam
Silver medal – second place2025 MedellínBalance beam

Thaís Fidélis dos Santos (born July 23, 2001) is a Brazilian artistic gymnast. She represented Brazil at the 2017 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where she placed fourth on the floor exercise.[4]

Junior career

2016

In September, Thais Fidelis represented Brazil at the 2016 Pan American Individual Event Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She earned three medals: two silver medals (all-around and balance beam), and one gold medal (vault).

Senior career

2017

In March, Thais represented Brazil at the City of Jesolo Trophy where she earned a silver medal with the Brazilian team, behind the United States and ahead of Russia.

In May, Fidelis took part at the Koper World Challenge Cup, where she earned the bronze medal on the balance beam. That same month, she took two gold medals, on balance beam and floor exercise, at the Osijek World Challenge Cup. In September, Thais competed at the Varna Challenge Cup where she earned gold on the floor exercise and bronze on the uneven bars.

At the 2017 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, in October, Thais became the first female Brazilian gymnast to qualify for the floor final since Daiane dos Santos in 2006. Fidelis placed fourth, the best international result from a female gymnast from Brazil at the World Championships since Jade Barbosa's fourth place on vault in 2011.[4] She also qualified for the all-around final, where she finished 24th.

2018

In May, Thais Fidelis competed at the South American Games. She won the gold medal with the Brazilian team, and also earned an individual gold medal on the floor exercise.

In September, Filedis competed at the Pan American Championships where she earned the silver medal with the Brazilian team. At the World Championships she helped the Brazilian team qualify for the team final for the first time in eleven years, finishing seventh overall.[5]

2019

Fidelis became the first female Brazilian gymnast to earn a medal in the all-around at the World Cup series, a bronze medal at the Birmingham World Cup in March.[6]

References