Ethiene Franco

Franco competed alongside Jade Barbosa, Khiuani Dias, and Ana Cláudia Silva at the 2006 Junior Pan American Championships, and they won the silver medal behind the United States.^[3] She then helped Brazil win the team title at the 2006 South American Games. Individually, she won silver medals in the all-around, on the balance beam, and on the floor exercise, all behind Barbosa.^[4] At the 2007 Junior Pan American Championships, she won bronze medals in the team event and on the uneven bars.^[5][6]

Franco was initially the alternate for Brazil's team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. However, she was added to the team after Khiuani Dias was injured.^[1][7] At 16 years old, she was Brazil's youngest athlete at these Olympics.^[1] The team advanced to the team final, where Franco competed on the balance beam to help the team finish eighth.^[8]

Franco won bronze medals on the uneven bars at the 2009 Cottbus and Maribor World Cups.^[9][10] Later at the Moscow World Cup, she won bronze medals on both the balance beam and the floor exercise.^[11] She finished sixth on the uneven bars at the Osijek World Cup.^[12] At the 2009 World Championships, she finished 35th in the all-around qualification round.^[13]

Franco helped Brazil win the team bronze medal at the 2010 Pan American Championships, behind the United States and Canada.^[14] She won a team gold medal at the 2010 South American Games.^[15] At the 2010 World Championships, she helped the Brazilian team finish tenth in the qualifications, two spots away from the team final.^[16][17] She also competed with the Brazilian team that won a team gold medal at the 2011 South American Championships.^[18][19]

Franco was once again initially an alternate for the Olympic team in 2012, but was called up to compete when Laís Souza injured her hand.^[20][21] She competed in the all-around for Brazil, but the team finished 12th and did not advance into any finals.^[22][23] She retired from competition after these Olympic Games.^[24]