Dayana Kamilo

Dayane Camillo da Silva (born 15 December 1977) is a retired Brazilian rhythmic gymnast. She competed at two Olympic Games.

Biography Dayane took up rhythmic gymnastics at age six encouraged to do so by her mother, who was a physical education teacher. At age 12 she was already competing at the World Championships.

Her first major appearance came in 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata she won the bronze medal in the group All-Around. In 1996 she was part of the Brazilian team that won gold at the South American Championships with Camila Ferezin, where she also won silver in the All-Around. In 1997 she was crowned national champion at the Brazilian Championships. In July of 1997 competed at the Pan American Championships where she won gold in team and with clubs.

As a member of the group she won an historical gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, the first ever in that competition for Brazil and thus earning a group spot for the country for the first time. In 1999 she was 10th at the Four Continents Gymnastics Championships in Jacksonville. The following year she was again the national individual champion. In 2003 she was part of the group that repeated the gold medal in the All-Around at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, adding another two in the finals with 5 ribbons and 3 hoops & 2 balls.

She also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens along Larissa Barata, Fernanda Cavalieri, Ana Maria Maciel, Tayanne Mantovaneli and Jeniffer Oliveira. They were 7th in qualification, in the final Dayane ended up dropping the ribbon during one of the performances dooming the group to finish 8th. She retired after the Olympics.

After her retirement she went to study physical education and became a coach.