Sarah Menezes

Sarah Menezes

Personal information
Full name Sarah Gabrielle Cabral de Menezes
Nationality Brazilian
Born (1990-03-26) March 26, 1990
Teresina, Piauí
Height 155 cm (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight 48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Sport Judo
Club Associação de Judô Expedito Falcão[1]
Coached by Expedito Falcão[1]

Sarah Gabrielle Cabral de Menezes (born March 26, 1990) is a judoka from Brazil. In 2012 she became the first Brazilian woman to win an Olympic gold medal in judo, after defeating the reigning Olympic champion Alina Alexandra Dumitru.[2][3] She also competed at the 2008 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]

Menezes won her first major medal by claiming bronze at the World Judo Championships in Tokyo in September 2010.[5][6]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Sarah Menezes. cob.org.br
  2. "Olympic judo: Sarah Menezes wins women's −48kg gold". Retrieved 2012-07-28.
  3. "Sarah Menezes conquista primeiro ouro do judô feminino" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  4. Sarah Menezes. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved on 2016-08-09.
  5. Sarah Menezes fatura bronze no Grand Slam de judô em Tóquio Folha de S.Paulo – acessado em 11 de dezembro de 2010
  6. Sarah Menezes (Brazil). Judoinside.com. Retrieved on 2016-08-09.
Awards
Preceded by
Maurren Maggi
Brazilian Sportswomen of the Year
2009
Succeeded by
Fabiana Murer


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