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| Full name | Meg Rodrigues Vitorino Emmerich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 October 1986 São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +70 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Meg Rodrigues Vitorino Emmerich (born 23 October 1986) is a Brazilian para judoka. [1] [2]
Emmerich was born in São Paulo, capital of the state of São Paulo, in 1986. [2] [3] She was born with optic nerve atrophy, a hereditary disease that causes vision loss. [2] [4] She moved to Maringá, a city in the interior of the state of Paraná. [5]
In 2018, Emmerich competed in two championships representing Brazil. [2] The first was the Pan American Adaptive Judo Championships, held in Calgary, Canada, where she won the silver medal in the +70 kg category. [6] In Lisbon, Portugal, she won the bronze medal for her category at the IBSA Judo World Championships, after losing to South Korean Park Ha-yeong. [7]
Emmerich was part of the Brazilian delegation, to participate in the 2019 Parapan American Games, held in Lima, Peru. [8] She secured gold for Brazil, in the +70 kg category. [9] Due to her victorious performance, she was elected the best judo athlete at the 2019 Paralympic Awards, held by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB). [10]
Emmerich represented Brazil again, this time, at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan. [11] She won the bronze medal, defeating Mongolian Altantsetseg Nyamaa, in the +70 kg category. [12] [13]
In 2022, Emmerich participated in the World Championships, in Baku, Azerbaijan. [14] In the competition, she won bronze in her category. [15]
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