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Tamires Veiga

Veiga at the 2013 Stella Zakharova Cup

Full name

Tamires Rodrigues da Veiga

Country represented

Brazil

Born

January 26 2000 (2000-01-26) (age 25)
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Years on National Team

2012-2014

Club

CEGIN Gymnastics Center

Coach(es)

Oleg Ostapenko

Current status

Active

Tamires Rodrigues da Veiga (born January 26 in Curitiba) is an elite Brazilian gymnast. She trains at CEGIN Gymnastics Center and is coached by Oleg Ostapenko.

Junior Career[]

2012[]

Veiga made her international debut in 2012 at the South American Youth Championships, winning gold on uneven bars. She later went on to compete at the Dityatin Cup in Russia, placing fourth on beam and seventh in the all-around.

2013[]

Veiga competed at the Stella Zakharova Cup, winning bronze on floor exercise. She returned to the Dityatin Cup, winning gold on balance beam, silver in the all-around, bronze on vault and floor, placed fourth on bars, and sixth with her team. She competed at the Olympic Hopes Cup and Mexico Open, winning team silver in both competitions. In the latter, she also competed in the all-around but did not place because of the "two-per-country" rule.

2014[]

In August, Veiga competed at the Brazilian Nationals, winning team silver and placing fifth in the all-around. She competed at the Brazilian Junior Nationals in November, winning team silver, and placing seventh on bars and eighth on beam.

Medal Count[]

Year Event TF AA VT UB BB FX
2012 South American Youth Championships 1st
Dityatin Cup 7 4
2013 Stella Zakharova Cup 3rd
Dityatin Cup 6 2nd 3rd 4 1st 3rd
Olympic Hopes 2nd
Mexico Open 2nd
2014 Brazilian National Championships 2nd 5
Brazilian Junior National Championships 2nd 7 8
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