Telma Monteiro
Portuguese judoka (born 1985)
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Telma Alexandra Pinto Monteiro ComM (born 27 December 1985) is a Portuguese retired[3] judoka who has won multiple medals in international competitions, such as the European and World Championships.[4] She is a two-time winner of the Paris Grand Slam, in 2012 and 2015.[5]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Monteiro won an Olympic medal after taking the bronze in the women's –57 kg event.[6] She also competed in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, where she finished 9th place.[7]
Born in Lisbon, Monteiro represented Construções Norte/Sul until 2007, when she joined S.L. Benfica. In 2025, she opens about a relationship with the Greek judoka, Mina Ricken.[8]
Achievements
–57 kg
2019
- Bronze – Masters Abu Dhabi[9]
- 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[10]
- Gold – Grand Slam Paris[11]
2014
- Silver – World Championships
- Gold – Grand Slam (Abu Dhabi)[12]
- Silver – Grand Slam Tokyo[13]
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
–52 kg
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 (Kyiv)
- Gold – Kiyoshi Kobayashi International Championship
- Gold – World Cup (Bucharest)
2004
2nd – European Ranking –52 kg
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[14]
Commander of the Order of Merit[15]
