Sarah Menezes
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]
References
- ^ a b c Sarah Menezes. cob.org.br
- ^ "Olympic judo: Sarah Menezes wins women's −48kg gold". Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ^ "Sarah Menezes conquista primeiro ouro do judô feminino" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sarah Menezes fatura bronze no Grand Slam de judô em Tóquio Folha de S.Paulo – acessado em 11 December 2010
- ^ Sarah Menezes (Brazil). Judoinside.com. Retrieved on 9 August 2016.
External links
Media related to Sarah Menezes at Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Menezes at the International Judo Federation
- Sarah Menezes at JudoInside.com
- Sarah Menezes at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Sarah Menezes at Olympics.com
- Sarah Menezes at Olympedia
- Sarah Menezes at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)
- Sarah Menezes at The-Sports.org
- Sarah Menezes on Facebook
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