Sarah Menezes
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Sarah Gabrielle Cabral de Menezes |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Born |
March 26, 1990 Teresina, Piauí |
Medal record
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Sarah Gabrielle Cabral de Menezes (born March 26, 1990 in Teresina, Piauí) is a judoka from Brazil who made history by becoming the first Brazilian woman to win an gold medal at this sport, at the –48 kg category after defeating the reigning champion Alina Dumitru of Romania, at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. [1][2] She had also competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, losing in the first match.[3]
Sarah Menezes won her first major medal by claiming bronze at the World Judo Championships in Tokyo in September 2010.[4]
Palmares
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- 2005
Brazilian Championships –44 kg, Rio de Janeiro
Pan American Championships –44 kg, Caguas- 2006
- Brazilian Championships –48 kg, Rio de Janeiro
- 2007
- World Cup –48 kg, Belo Horizonte
- 2008
- World Cup –48 kg, Belo Horizonte
- World U20 Championships –48 kg, Bangkok
- World Cup –48 kg, Budapest
- Brazilian Championships –48 kg, Teresina
- 2009
- World Cup –48 kg, Lisbon
- World Cup –48 kg, Madrid
- World U20 Championships –48 kg, Paris
World Cup –48 kg, Belo Horizonte- Grand Slam –48 kg, Rio de Janeiro
- Grand Slam –48 kg, Tokyo
- Pan American Championships –48 kg, Buenos Aires
- 2010
- World Cup –48 kg, São Paulo
- Pan American Championships –48 kg, San Salvador
- World Cup –48 kg, Budapest
- World Championships –48 kg, Tokyo
- Grand Slam –48 kg, Tokyo
- 2011
- Grand Slam –48 kg, Rio de Janeiro
- World Military Games, –48 kg Rio de Janeiro
- World Championships –48 kg, Paris
- Grand Slam –48 kg, Paris
- World Masters –48 kg, Baku
- Pan American Games –48 kg, Guadalajara
- 2012
- Olympic Games –48 kg, London
- Grand Slam –48 kg, Moscow
- Grand Slam –48 kg, Paris
- Pan American Championships –48 kg, Montreal
- World Masters –48 kg, Almaty
- 2013
- Grand Slam –48 kg, Moscow
- Pan American Championships –48 kg, San José
- World Masters –48 kg, Tyumen
- World Military Championships –48 kg, Astana
- World Championships –48 kg, Rio de Janeiro
- Grand Slam –48 kg, Tokyo
- 2014
- Grand Slam –48 kg, Tyumen
- Pan American Championships –48 kg, Guayaquil
- Grand Prix –48 kg, Havana
- 2015
- Pan American Championships –48 kg, Edmonton
- Military World Games Team, Mungyeong
- Military World Games –48 kg, Mungyeong
- Grand Slam –48 kg, Tokyo
- 2016
- Grand Prix –48 kg, Havana
- Grand Slam –48 kg, Paris
References
- ↑ "Olympic judo: Sarah Menezes wins women's −48kg gold". Retrieved 2012-07-28.
- ↑ "http://globoesporte.globo.com/olimpiadas/noticia/2012/07/historico-sarah-menezes-conquista-primeiro-ouro-do-judo-feminino.html" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/sarah-menezes-1.html
- ↑ Sarah Menezes fatura bronze no Grand Slam de judô em Tóquio Folha de S.Paulo – acessado em 11 de dezembro de 2010
- ↑ Sarah Menezes (Brazil)
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Maurren Maggi |
Brazilian Sportswomen of the Year 2009 |
Succeeded by Fabiana Murer |
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