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

Menezes at the 2015 Military World Games
Personal information
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	(1990-03-26) March 26, 1990 Teresina, Piauí
Occupation	Judoka
Height	155 cm (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–48 kg, –52 kg
Club	Associação de Judô Expedito Falcão[1]
Coached by	Expedito Falcão[1]
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	(2010, 2011, 2013)
Pan American Champ.	(2010, 2013, 2015, 2016)
Olympic Games	(2012)
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 World Masters 2013 Tyumen –48 kg 2016 Guadalajara –48 kg 2011 Baku –48 kg 2012 Almaty –48 kg IJF Grand Slam 2012 Moscow –48 kg 2013 Moscow –48 kg 2014 Tyumen –48 kg 2011 Rio de Janeiro –48 kg 2012 Paris –48 kg 2009 Rio de Janeiro –48 kg 2009 Tokyo –48 kg 2010 Tokyo –48 kg 2011 Paris –48 kg 2013 Tokyo –48 kg 2015 Tokyo –48 kg 2016 Paris –48 kg IJF Grand Prix 2016 Havana –48 kg 2017 Cancún –52 kg 2014 Havana –48 kg 2016 Samsun –48 kg 2018 Tbilisi –48 kg 2018 Antalya –48 kg 2019 Montreal –52 kg Military World Games 2015 Mungyeong Team 2015 Mungyeong –48 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	436
JudoInside.com	43111
Updated on 2 December 2021.

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