Danielle Piermatei

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Danielle Piermatei
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BornDanielle Piermatei Silva
(1980-04-23) April 23, 1980 (age 42)
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Residence Abu Dhabi, UAE
NationalityBrazilian
Style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
TeamLeao Dourado
Teacher(s) Hilton Leão
Rank 5th degree black belt in BJJ [lower-alpha 1]
OccupationBrazilian jiu-jitsu instructor
Medal record
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil − 53.5 kg [3]
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil − 53.5 kg [4]
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil − 53.5 kg [5]

Danielle Piermatei Silva (born 23 April 1980, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil) is a 5th degree [lower-alpha 1] Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt practitioner and instructor. Piermatei is a three-time IBJJF World Champion. [3]

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Career

Danielle Piermatei Silva was born on 23 April 1980, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. She started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) at age 5 with her father, BJJ grandmaster and president of the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu League, Hilton Leão, earning her black belt from him. [2] In 2003 Piermatei won the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship after defeating Elidiane Pereira in the Light Feather final [3] winning gold again in 2004 and 2005 against Elidiane Pereira. [5] [6]

In 2007 she received her 2nd degree in jiu-jitsu and later graduated with a bachelor's degree in Physical Education from Universidade Salgado de Oliveira. In 2008 she won gold at the first Rio International Open of Jiu-Jitsu in the featherweight category. [7] In the same year she was approved by the CBJJ in the arbitration course. [8] In 2009 she won gold at the Brasilian Championship of Sport Jiu-Jitsu. [9]

In July 2009 she was invited to Abu Dhabi to teach women Brazilian jiu-jitsu alongside fellow black belt Carol de Lazzer. [10]

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitive summary

Main Achievements (Black Belt)

Notes

  1. 1 2 Piermatei was a 2nd degree black belt in 2008 and a 5th degree black belt in 2022 [1] [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Grão Mestre Hilton Leão – Academia Leão Dourado Jiu-Jitsu". Academia Leão Dourado Jiu-Jitsu – Aulas de Jiu-jitsu em Belo Horizonte (in Portuguese).
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  4. 1 2 "World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2004". World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2004.
  5. 1 2 3 "World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2005". World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2005.
  6. ↑ "Danielle Piermatei – Fighter Page". Tapology.
  7. ↑ "NomeFaixaIdadePesoColocacaoAcademia". cbjj.com.br. 2013-10-06. Archived from the original on 2013-10-06.
  8. ↑ "Documento sem título". cbjj.com.br. 2009-06-02. Archived from the original on 2009-06-02.
  9. ↑ "X-COMBAT – CAMPEONATO BRASILEIRO DE JIU-JITSU 2009". x-combat.com.br. 2011-10-11. Archived from the original on 2011-10-11.
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