Sarah Menezes

Sarah Menezes

Menezes at the 2015 Military World Games
Personal information
Full name	Sarah Gabrielle Cabral de Menezes
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	(1990-03-26) March 26, 1990 (age 26) Teresina, Piauí
Height	155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Sport	Judo
Club	Associação de Judô Expedito Falcão
Coached by	Expedito Falcão
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 2009 Buenos Aires –48 kg 2010 San Salvador –48 kg 2012 Montreal –48 kg 2013 San José –48 kg 2014 Guayaquil –48 kg 2015 Edmonton –48 kg 2016 Havana –48 kg Military World Games 2015 Mungyeong Team 2015 Mungyeong –48 kg

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 Alexandra Dumitru. She also competed at the 2008 and 2016 Summer Olympics.

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