Isabelle Marciniak
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| Full name | Isabelle Marciniak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 17, 2007 Araucária, Paraná, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 24, 2025 (aged 18) Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Clube Agir | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Isabelle Marciniak (July 17, 2007 – December 24, 2025) was a Brazilian rhythmic gymnast.[1][2][3]
Career
Marciniak was born in 2007 in Araucária, a city located in the interior of the state of Paraná.[4] She began her career as a gymnast in her hometown, where she competed in a series of school games and state competitions.[5] She went on to compete for Clube Agir, a traditional team in the metropolitan region of Curitiba, where, at the age of fourteen, she was Brazilian rhythmic gymnastics champion in the youth categories of the Brazilian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship “Ilona Peuker,” held in São Caetano do Sul, in the Greater São Paulo, where she won gold in the individual all-around and ball events, as well as silver in the ribbon event.[6][7][8]
In 2023, still competing for Clube Agir, her club, as part of the team's adult trio, Marciniak helped the team win another national title, adding another medal to her career before taking a break from competition.[9]
Illness and death
Shortly after the 2023 state title, Marciniak was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma and paused her sporting career to undergo treatment.[10] She died on December 24, 2025, at the age of 18, at Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, in the Mercês neighborhood of Curitiba.[11]
Her death was mourned by the Brazilian Gymnastics Federation (CBG) and the Brazilian Ministry of Sport.[12][13]
References
- ^ Vieira, Sheila (December 25, 2025). "Ginasta brasileira Isabelle Marciniak morre aos 18 anos". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on December 26, 2025. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
- ^ "Quem era ginasta de 18 anos que morreu após luta contra linfoma de Hodgkin?". Universo Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). December 25, 2025. Archived from the original on December 26, 2025. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
- ^ ""Brasileiro Loterias Caixa Juvenil/Pré-Infantil chama atenção pela qualidade e quantidade de atletas"". Loterias Caixa. Archived from the original on September 18, 2024. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ Verdélio, Andréia (December 25, 2025). "Campeã brasileira de ginástica Isabelle Marciniak morre aos 18 anos". Agência Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on December 26, 2025. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
- ^ Bernardo, Maurren (August 12, 2019). "Ginasta Isabelle Marciniak marcou presença no pódio dos Jogos Escolares". O Popular do Paraná (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on July 9, 2025. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
- ^ Bernardo, Maurren (December 9, 2021). "Araucariense é campeã brasileira juvenil de ginástica rítmica". O Popular do Paraná (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on November 12, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
- ^ "Ginasta Isabelle Marciniak morre aos 18 anos vítima de câncer". ESPN.com (in Portuguese). December 25, 2025. Archived from the original on December 26, 2025. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
- ^ Alencar, Felipe (December 26, 2025). "Quem foi Isabelle Marciniack, ginasta que morreu aos 18 anos vítima de câncer". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved December 27, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Ginasta Isabelle Marciniak morre aos 18 anos vítima de câncer". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). December 25, 2025. Archived from the original on December 26, 2025. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
- ^ "Quem é Isabelle Marciniak, ginasta brasileira que morreu aos 18 anos". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). December 25, 2025. Archived from the original on December 26, 2025. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
- ^ "Isabelle Marciniak, campeã de ginástica rítmica, morre aos 18 anos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). December 25, 2025. Archived from the original on December 26, 2025. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
- ^ "Nota de pesar – Isabelle Marciniak". Brazilian Gymnastics Federation. December 25, 2025. Archived from the original on December 26, 2025. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
- ^ "Nota de pesar: Isabelle Marciniak, ginasta". Ministry of Sports (in Brazilian Portuguese). December 25, 2025. Archived from the original on December 26, 2025. Retrieved December 27, 2025.