Beatriz Souza
Beatriz Rodrigues de Souza (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [beaˈtɾiz ʁoˈdɾiɡiz dʒi ˈsowzɐ]; born 20 May 1998) is a Brazilian judoka. She represented Brazil at the 2024 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal in the Women's +78 kg competition.
Early life
Souza was born on 20 May 1998 in Itariri, São Paulo, daughter of the military veteran and ex-judoka Poscedonio José de Souza Neto.[4][5] She was raised in the coastal town of Peruíbe.
Career
Her first medal was at the 2017 Pan American Championships, held in Panama City.[4]
Souza won a medal at the 2019 World Judo Championships.[6]
Souza won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.[7]
In the 2024 Summer Olympics, she defeated Raz Hershko, winning Brazil's first gold medal in the Women's over 78 kg category, with Sarah Menezes as her coach, becoming the first ever woman athlete from the Esporte Clube Pinheiros club to be crowned champion in all Olympic Games history.[8][9][4]
References
- ^ a b CBJ profile page 26
- ^ "IJF World Ranking List" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 17 March 2025. p. 48. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "World Ranking List, Women +78 kg". International Judo Federation. 17 March 2025. Archived from the original on 17 March 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ a b c "Quem é Beatriz Souza? Medalhas, altura, peso e história da judoca" [Who is Beatriz Souza? Medals, height, weight and history of the judoka]. GloboEsporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Bia Souza: de superação ao ouro; conheça a medalhista olímpica" (in Portuguese). Hoje em Dia. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "2019 World Judo Championships results". judobase.org. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ Lloyd, Owen (19 February 2022). "Dicko cements France's place at top of Tel Aviv Grand Slam medals table". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Beatriz Souza é campeã Olímpica! - Esporte Clube Pinheiros". Esporte Clube Pinheiros (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 August 2024. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Beatriz Souza vence final do judô e garante 1º ouro do Brasil" (in Brazilian Portuguese). CNN Sports. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
External links
- Media related to Beatriz Souza at Wikimedia Commons
- Beatriz Souza at the International Judo Federation
- Beatriz Souza at JudoInside.com
- Beatriz Souza at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Beatriz Souza at Olympics.com
- Beatriz Souza at The-Sports.org
- Beatriz Souza on Instagram