| Márcia Lopes | |
| Full Name: | Márcia Alves Lopes |
| Nickname: | Marcinha |
| Birth Date: | 6 December 2001 |
| Birth Place: | São Vicente, Cape Verde |
| Discipline: | RG |
| Club: | Associacao de Ginastas de Sao Vicente |
| Headcoach: | Jacqueline da Graca |
Márcia Alves Lopes (born 6 December 2001)[1] is a Cabo Verdean rhythmic gymnast who represented Cape Verde at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She was the first Cape Verdean athlete to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games.[2]
Márcia Alves Lopes was born on 6 December 2001, in São Vicente, Cape Verde, and she began rhythmic gymnastics when she was five years old.[3] She speaks English, French, and Portuguese.
Lopes made her senior international debut at the 2017 World Championships in Pesaro, Italy. She finished 90th in the all-around during the qualification round with a total score of 30.200.[4] She competed at the 2018 African Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Cairo, Egypt, where she finished 12th in the all-around with a total score of 28.600. She also finished sixth in the hoop final and eighth in both the ball and the clubs finals.[5]
Lopes competed at the 2019 World Championships, where she finished 110th in the all-around during the qualification round. At the 2020 African Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, she finished eleventh in the all-around with a total score of 35.150. She also placed sixth in the ball final, eighth in the clubs final, and seventh in the ribbon final.[6]
On 28 May 2021, Lopes received the tripartite invitation for the 2020 Olympic Games.[7] She was the first Cape Verdean athlete to qualify for a 2020 Olympic spot. This was the fourth time that a Cape Verdean rhythmic gymnast competed in the Olympics after Wania Monteiro competed in 2004 and 2008, and Elyane Boal competed in 2016.[8] She finished twenty-sixth in the qualification for the individual all-around.[9]