Angélica Kvieczynski

Personal life Angélica Kvieczynski was born in Toledo, She began rhythmic gymnastics when she was 9; she became interested after seeing other girls training.

In 2019, she spoke about experiencing intense weight control from coaches after joining the national team, which lead to an eating disorder and health issues from dehydration, as well as undergoing forced stretching and witnessing racism. Her experience lead to her becoming suicidal. She stated that although she felt her body could have handled training for another Olympic cycle, she preferred to become a coach with a healthier training environment. She won the Prêmio Brasil Olímpico for best rhythmic gymnast in 2010. Her first bronze medal was won on October 15, 2011 in the all-around competition. She won three more medals on October 17, 2011, one bronze in the ball final and another in the hoop final, as well as a silver medal in the club final. At the 2014 World Championships, she only competed with the hoop and ball due to an administrative error preventing her from registering for all events. She placed 35th with the hoop and 38th with the ball, the best placements of the Brazilian gymnasts at the event. Kvieczynski (right) with Laura Zeng (center) and Jasmine Kerber (left) with their hoop medals at the 2015 Pan American Games. In 2015, she competed at her third Pan American Games, where she lost the bronze medal in the all-around after appealing a score; the judges lowered her final score, which dropped her into fourth place. However, in the apparatus finals, she won bronze medals in hoop and ribbon, both behind Laura Zeng and Jasmine Kerber. On September 9–13, Kvieczynski competed at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, where she finished 54th in the all-around qualifications and did not advance into the finals. She did not compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Brazil had one host spot, as Natália Gaudio finished slightly ahead of her at the World Championships and was selected as Brazil's representative.