Sarah Menezes

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 Dumitru.[2][3] She also competed at the 2008 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]

Sarah Menezes
Personal information
Full nameSarah Gabrielle Cabral de Menezes
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1990-03-26) March 26, 1990
Teresina, Piauí
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
ClubAssociação de Judô Expedito Falcão[1]
Coached byExpedito Falcão[1]
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
2012 London –48 kg
World Championships
2010 Tokyo –48 kg
2011 Paris –48 kg
2013 Rio de Janeiro –48 kg
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara –48 kg
Pan American Championships
2010 San Salvador –48 kg
2013 San José –48 kg
2015 Edmonton –48 kg
2016 Havana –48 kg
2012 Montreal –48 kg
2014 Guayaquil –48 kg
2009 Buenos Aires –48 kg
2019 Lima–52 kg
Military World Games
2015 MungyeongTeam
2015 Mungyeong–48 kg

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

References
  1. 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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