Larissa Pimenta

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Larissa Pimenta
Personal information
Born (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 (age 22)
São Vicente, São Paulo, Brazil
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Brazil
SportJudo
Weight class–52 kg
Achievements and titles
Pan American Champ. (2019, 2021)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Brazil
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Budapest Mixed team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima –52 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima –52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Guadalajara –52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Guadalajara –52 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2019 Brasilia –52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Baku –52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Paris –52 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tbilisi –52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Antalya –52 kg
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba –52 kg
Military World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Wuhan Team
Profile at external databases
IJF23949
JudoInside.com106574
Updated on 11 November 2021.

Larissa Pimenta (born 1 March 1999) is a Brazilian judoka.[1] At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, she won the gold medal in the 52 kg event.[2] She is also a two-time gold medalist in her event at the Pan American Judo Championships. She also represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Career[]

In 2018, she won the gold medal in the women's 52 kg event at the 2018 South American Games held in Cochabamba, Bolivia.

At the 2019 Pan American Judo Championships, held in Lima, Peru, she won the gold medal in the 52 kg event.[3] In that same year, she competed in the women's 52 kg event at the 2019 World Judo Championships held in Tokyo, Japan.[4] She won her first match, against Raguib Abdourahman of Djibouti, but was eliminated in her next match, against Uta Abe of Japan, who went on to win the gold medal. In 2019, she also won one of the bronze medals in the women's team event at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China.

In 2020, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 52 kg event at the 2020 Pan American Judo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[5] In 2021, she competed in the women's 52 kg event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[6] A few months later, she secured the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Pan American Judo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico. In June 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in the mixed team event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She also competed in the women's 52 kg event where she was eliminated in her second match.

In 2021, she represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 52 kg event where she was eliminated in her second match by eventual gold medalist Uta Abe of Japan.[7] Pimenta was also part of the mixed teams competition, losing her fights for twice facing competitors in higher weight categories.[8]

Achievements[]

Year Tournament Place Weight class
2018 South American Games 1st −52 kg
2019 Pan American Championships 1st −52 kg
Pan American Games 1st −52 kg
Military World Games 3rd Team
2020 Pan American Championships 3rd −52 kg
2021 Pan American Championships 1st −52 kg

References[]

  1. ^ "Judo PIMENTA Larissa - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  2. ^ "52 kg Event" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. ^ Etchells, Daniel (25 April 2019). "Brazil claim two gold medals on opening day of Pan American Senior Judo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Women's 52 kg". 2019 World Judo Championships. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  5. ^ Pavitt, Michael (20 November 2020). "Canadian judokas earn three golds as Pan American Championships begins". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  6. ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  8. ^ TÓQUIO 2020 - Brasil fica em sétimo lugar na disputa olímpica por equipes mistas

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