Maria Portela

Maria de Lourdes Mazzoleni Portela (born 14 January 1988) is a Brazilian middleweight judoka. She won bronze medals at the 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games, and competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.[2][3] At the 2012 Olympics, she lost her first match to Yuri Alvear.[3] At the 2016 Games, she beat Assmaa Niang in the first round, before losing to Bernadette Graf in the second.[4]

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Mazzoleni and the second or paternal family name is Portela.
Maria Portela
Portela in 2016
Personal information
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1988-01-14) 14 January 1988
Júlio de Castilhos, Brazil
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportJudo
Event(s)–70 kg
ClubSogipa
Coached byAntônio Carlos Pereira

In 2020, she won the gold medal in the women's 70 kg event at the 2020 Pan American Judo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[5]

References
  1. Maria Portela. cob.org.br
  2. Maria Portela. judoinside.com
  3. "Maria Portela Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  4. "Women -70 kg". 2016-08-31. Archived from the original on 2016-08-31. Retrieved 2017-06-22.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. Berkeley, Geoff (21 November 2020). "Brazil rack up eight medals on day two of Pan American Judo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.


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