Sarah Menezes

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Sarah Menezes
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Personal information
Full nameSarah Gabrielle Cabral de Menezes
Born (1990-03-26) 26 March 1990 (age 34)
Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
Occupation Judoka
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in) [1]
Sport
CountryFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Sport Judo
Weight class –48 kg, –52 kg
ClubAssociação de Judô Expedito Falcão [1]
Coached byExpedito Falcão [1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games Gold medal.svg (2012)
World Champ. Bronze medal world centered-2.svg (2010, 2011, 2013)
Pan American Champ. Gold medal america.svg (2010, 2013, 2015,
Gold medal america.svg( 2016)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London 48 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Tokyo 48 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Paris 48 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Rio de Janeiro 48 kg
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara 48 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 San Salvador 48 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 San José 48 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Edmonton 48 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Havana 48 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Montreal 48 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Guayaquil 48 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Caguas (PUR) 44 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Buenos Aires 48 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima 52 kg
World Masters
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Tyumen 48 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Guadalajara 48 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Baku 48 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Almaty 48 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Moscow 48 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Moscow 48 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Tyumen 48 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Rio de Janeiro 48 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Paris 48 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Rio de Janeiro 48 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Tokyo 48 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Tokyo 48 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Paris 48 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Tokyo 48 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Tokyo 48 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Paris 48 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Havana 48 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Cancún 52 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Havana 48 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Samsun 48 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Tbilisi 48 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Antalya 48 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Montreal 52 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Bangkok 48 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Paris 48 kg
Military World Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Mungyeong Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Mungyeong 48 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 436
JudoInside.com 43111
Updated on 25 May 2023

Sarah Gabrielle Cabral de Menezes (born 26 March 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 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]

In 2024, she coached Beatriz Souza who won Brazil's first gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, at the Women's over 78 kg category, held in Paris, France.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Sarah Menezes. cob.org.br
  2. "Olympic judo: Sarah Menezes wins women's −48kg gold" . Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  3. "Sarah Menezes conquista primeiro ouro do judô feminino" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sarah Menezes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  5. Sarah Menezes fatura bronze no Grand Slam de judô em Tóquio Folha de S.Paulo – acessado em 11 December 2010
  6. Sarah Menezes (Brazil). Judoinside.com. Retrieved on 9 August 2016.

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