Telma Monteiro

Telma Alexandra Pinto Monteiro <small>ComM</small> (born 27 December 1985) is a Portuguese retired judoka who has won multiple medals in international competitions, such as the European and World Championships. She is a two-time winner of the Paris Grand Slam, in 2012 and 2015.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Monteiro won an Olympic medal after taking the bronze in the women's 57&nbsp;kg event. She also competed in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, where she finished 9th place.

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.

Achievements

–57 kg

2019

• Bronze – Masters Abu Dhabi
• 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
• Gold – Grand Slam Paris

2014

• Silver – World Championships
• Gold – Grand Slam (Abu Dhabi)
• Silver – Grand Slam Tokyo

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&nbsp;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&nbsp;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
• Commander of the Order of Merit

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