Andresa Correa
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| Andresa Correa | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 April 1980[1] |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Team | Alliance Jiu Jitsu |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Brazil | ||
| Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2] | ||
| World Championship | ||
 | 2013 California, USA | +74kg |
| 2014 California, USA | +74kg |
| 2016 California, USA | +74kg |
| Pan American Championship | ||
| 2016 California, USA | Absolute |
| 2016 California, USA | +74kg |
| European Championship | ||
| 2016 Lisbon, Portugal | Absolute |
| 2016 Lisbon, Portugal | +74kg |
| Brazilian National Championship | ||
| 2014 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | +80kg |
| 2015 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | +74kg |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Absolute |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | +74kg |
| Worlds Nogi Championship | ||
| 2014 California, USA | +76.5kg |
| 2015 California, USA | +71.5kg |
| 2016 California, USA | +76.5kg |
| Brazilian Nationals Nogi Championship | ||
| 2015 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Absolute |
| 2015 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | +76.5kg |
Andresa Corrêa is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) 3x black belt Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Championship champion and 3x black belt World Nogi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship champion. She is one of a select few athletes to have won each of the major Gi Championships on more than one occasion: World Championship x3, European Open Championship x2, Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship x2 and Brazilian Nationals Championship x4.[2]
In the 2016 season, Corrêa won her category and came third in the absolute at the 2016 World Championship.[3] That year she also won a gold medal in the World Nogi championship.[citation needed]
Andresa began training in 1996 at Mestre Carlos Rollyson's academy in Bragança Paulista. She moved to the Alliance Jiu Jitsu academy in São Paulo in 2010 to train under Mestre Fabio Gurgel.[1]