Daiane dos Santos

Quick Facts

Full Name	Daiane dos Santos
Occupation	Artistic Gymnast
Date Of Birth	Feb 10, 1983(1983-02-10)
Age	41
Birthplace	Porto Alegre
Country	Brazil
Birth City	Rio Grande do Sul
Horoscope	Aquarius

Daiane dos Santos Biography

Daiane dos Santos is one of the most popular and richest Artistic Gymnast who was born on February 10, 1983 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Daiane Garcia dos Santos (born on February 10, 1983 from Porto Alegre) is a retired artist gymnast. She was the 2003 world champion in the apparatus for floor. In doing so she was the very first African-born gymnast to be crowned the winner of an event in the World Championships as well as the first Brazilian and South American to take home the title. She competed for Brazil in the 2004, 2008 as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics. She is widely regarded as the most formidable tumbler of her time by her peers and critics alike The gymnast was blessed with two unique skills added to the FIG code of points following being the first woman in history to compete in international championships. Dos Santos I is an F rated component, along with Dos Santos II which is an H rated component in the 2017-2021 COP.

In 2005, at the World Championships in Melbourne, Dos Santos was trying at defending her floor championship, however, she slipped on her first tumbling pass , and fell. She scored an 8.837 and finishing 7th.

In 2006, she debuted a new floor routine to the music “Isto Aqui O Que É?” by Ary Barroso. With this program, she won her first gold medal under the new Code of Points at the Moscow World Cup.

In August, Dos Santos competed at her second Olympic Games, this time sharing the spotlight with newcomer Jade Barbosa, an all-around bronze medalist at the 2007 World Championships. She helped Brazil reach its first-ever Olympic team final, and made the individual floor exercise final with a score of 15.275. Brazil finished 7th in the team final, and Dos Santos placed 6th on floor after going out of bounds twice.

In the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Dos Santos qualified for the floor final. She became the very first gymnast to do the laid-out double Arabian. The technique, which is now known by the name of Dos Santos II, was the second skill to be named in honor of her. But, in the last event, she slipped off the line on an unintentional pass and was placed the fifth.

Daiane dos Santos Net Worth

Daiane dos Santos is one of the richest Artistic Gymnast from Brazil. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Daiane dos Santos 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Daiane’s breakthrough was during the 2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Anaheim, California. She took home the gold medal in floor exercises, beating Romania’s Catalina Ponor, who would be the Olympic champion at the same event in the next year. The routine began by performing a piked double Arabian that is a half twist to the double front flip from the piked position. Because she was the very first to do this feat at a World Championships or Olympic competition and was named in honor of her within the Code of Points.

Then, in December 2004 she won her first World Cup floor champion, she beat Ponor.

At the 2006 World Championships, she placed 4th in the floor final. She also qualified for the World Cup Final, where she defended her floor exercise title and placed 7th on uneven bars.

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Dos Santos tested positive for the banned drug furosemide in July 2009 and received a five-month ban.

Facts & Trivia

Daiane Ranked on the list of most popular Artistic Gymnast. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Brazil. Daiane dos Santos celebrates birthday on February 10 of every year.

In January 2012, Dos Santos helped Brazil place 4th at the Olympic Test Event in London and won the bronze medal in the floor final, with a score of 14.066. At the 2012 Olympics, she did not qualify for any finals.

Top Facts about Daiane dos Santos

1. Daiane dos Santos is a retired Brazilian artistic gymnast.
2. She was born on February 10, 1983 in Rio de Janeiro.
3. Dos Santos won Brazil’s first world championship gold medal in gymnastics.
4. She also won the floor exercise gold medal at the 2003 World Championships.
5. Dos Santos was the first female gymnast to perform a double-twisting double back salto on floor exercise.
6. She competed in three Olympic Games (2000, 2004, and 2008).
7. Dos Santos retired from competitive gymnastics in 2012.
8. In addition to her athletic achievements, she has been an advocate for social causes such as education and women’s rights.
9. Dos Santos has been honored with numerous awards and recognitions throughout her career.
10. Her legacy continues to inspire young athletes in Brazil and around the world.