Telma Monteiro

Telma Alexandra Pinto Monteiro ComM (born 27 December 1985) is a female Portuguese judoka who has won multiple medals in international competitions, such as the European and World Championships.[2] She is a two times winner of the Paris Grand Slam, in 2012 and 2015.[3]

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Telma Monteiro

Personal information
Full name	Telma Alexandra Pinto Monteiro
Nationality	Portuguese
Born	27 December 1985 Almada, Portugal
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Country	Portugal
Sport	Judo
Club	Benfica
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	1st –52 kg (2006) 1st –57 kg (2015)
Medal record Representing  Portugal Women's Judo Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro –57 kg World Championships 2007 Rio de Janeiro –52 kg 2009 Rotterdam –57 kg 2010 Tokyo –57 kg 2014 Chelyabinsk –57 kg 2005 Cairo –52 kg European Games 2015 Baku –57 kg 2019 Minsk Mixed team 2019 Minsk –57 kg European Championships 2006 Tampere –52 kg 2007 Belgrade –52 kg 2009 Tbilisi –57 kg 2012 Chelyabinsk –57 kg 2015 Baku –57 kg 2011 Istanbul –57 kg 2019 Minsk Mixed team 2020 Prague –57 kg 2004 Bucharest –52 kg 2005 Rotterdam –52 kg 2010 Vienna –57 kg 2013 Budapest –57 kg 2014 Montpellier –57 kg 2018 Tel Aviv –57 kg 2019 Minsk –57 kg

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she won her first-ever Olympic medal after taking the bronze in the women's –57 kg event.[4]

Born in Almada, she represented Construções Norte/Sul until 2007, when she joined S.L. Benfica.

Achievements

2019

• Bronze – Masters Abu Dhabi[5]
• Bronze – European Games / European Championships (Minsk)

2018

• Gold – Grand Slam Ekaterinburg

2017

• Gold – European Open (Minsk)

2016

• Bronze – Olympic Games (Rio de Janeiro)
• Bronze – Grand Prix (Budapest)

2015

• Gold – European Championships[6]
• Gold – Grand Slam Paris[7]

2014

• Silver – World Championships
• Gold – Grand Slam (Abu Dhabi)[8]
• Silver – Grand Slam Tokyo[9]

2013

• Bronze – European Championships (Budapest)
• Gold – European Open (Sofia)

2012

• 17th – Olympic Games
• Gold – European Championships
• Gold – Grand Slam Paris
• Silver – Masters (Almaty)

2011

• Silver – European Championships
• Gold – European Cup (Hamburg)
• Bronze – World Cup (Lisbon)
• Bronze – Grand Slam Paris
• Bronze – Grand Prix (Abu Dhabi)
• Gold – Masters (Baku)

2010

• Silver – World Championships
• Bronze – European Championships
• Gold – World Cup (Sofia)
• Silver – Grand Prix Düsseldorf
• Silver – Grand Slam Rio de Janeiro
• Bronze – Grand Slam Moscow

2009

• Gold – European Championships
• Silver – World Championships
• Gold – World Cup (Lisbon)
• Gold – World Cup (Sofia)
• Gold – Grand Prix (Hamburg)
• Gold – Grand Slam Rio de Janeiro
• Bronze – Grand Slam Moscow

2008

• 9th – Olympic Games
• Gold – Portuguese Cup by teams
• Gold – World Cup (Bucharest) A category
• Bronze – World Cup (Paris) Super A category

2007

• Silver – World Championships
• Gold – European Championships
• Gold – World Cup (Lisbon)
• Gold – World Cup (Denmark)
• Silver – Super A Tournament (Paris)
• Silver – Super A Tournament (Moscow)

2006

1st – World Ranking –52 kg

• Gold – European Championships
• Gold – World Cup (Lisbon)
• Silver – Fukuoka International Championships (Fukuoka)
• Gold – Super A Tournament (Moscow)
• Gold – Under-23 European Championships (Moscow)

2005

• Bronze – World Championships
• Bronze – European Championships
• Gold – World Cup (Madrid)
• Bronze – World Cup (Tampere)
• Silver – Under-23 European Championships (Kiev)
• Gold – Kiyoshi Kobayashi International Championship
• Gold – World Cup (Bucharest)

2004

2nd – European Ranking –52 kg

• 12th – Olympic Games
• Silver – Juniors World Championship (Budapest)
• Gold – Junior European Championship (Sofia)
• Gold – European Open (Germany)
• Gold – World Cup (Leonding)
• Gold – World Cup (Rome)
• Bronze – World Cup (Tallinn)
• Bronze – World Cup (Warsaw)

2003

• Gold – Portuguese Championship
• Bronze – Juniors European Championships (Sarajevo)
• Gold – Juniors A Championship (Sweden)
• Gold – Juniors A Championship (Hungary)
• Gold – Juniors A Championship (Portugal)
• Bronze – Juniors A Championship (Czech Republic)

2002

• 9th – Juniors European Championship
• Gold – Juniors Portuguese Championship
• Silver – Portugal Juniors A Tournament

2001

• Silver – Esperanças Portuguese Championship

Orders

• Officer of the Order of Merit[10]
• Commander of the Order of Merit[11]

References

1. "Telma Alexandre Pinto Monteiro".
2. "Telma Monteiro". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
3. "Telma Monteiro vence Grand Slam de Paris". Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 17 October 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
4. "A primeira para Portugal. Telma Monteiro conquista medalha de bronze" [The first for Portugal. Telma Monteiro wins bronze medal]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 8 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
5. "KIM JIN A MAKES HISTORY FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF KOREA". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
6. "Telma Monteiro conquista Ouro em Baku" [Telma Monteiro conquers Gold in Baku] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
7. RTP, RTP, Rádio e Televisão de Portugal -. "Telma Monteiro medalha de ouro em Paris - Judo - Desporto - RTP Notícias".
8. "Judo: Telma Monteiro conquista Ouro no Grand Slam de Abu Dhabi". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
9. "Judo - Telma Monteiro conquista Medalha de Prata em Tóquio". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
10. "Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas" [Portuguese Honorary Orders] (in Portuguese). Presidency of the Portuguese Republic. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
11. "Telma Monteiro condecorada" [Telma Monteiro decorated]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 11 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.

Further reading

• Monteiro, Telma (September 2016). Na Vida com Garra – Uma história inspiradora de superação e conquista [Living Life with Guts – An inspiring story of overcoming and conquest] (in Portuguese). Barcarena, Portugal: Manuscrito. ISBN 978-989-8818-55-3.