Larissa Pimenta
Larissa Cincinato Pimenta (born 1 March 1999) is a Brazilian judoka.[1][2] At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, she won the gold medal in the 52 kg event.[3] She is also a three-time gold medalist in her event at the Pan American Judo Championships. She also represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Career[edit]
2018-2020[edit]
At 19 years old, Pimenta won the gold medal in the women's 52 kg event at the 2018 South American Games held in Cochabamba, Bolivia.[4]
Pimenta obtained a bronze medal at the 2019 Judo Grand Prix Tbilisi, her first in Grand Prix tournaments.[5] At the 2019 Judo Grand Prix Antalya she took her second bronze in a row.[6] At the 2019 Pan American Judo Championships, held in Lima, Peru, Pimenta won the gold medal in the 52 kg event.[7][8] She reached the podium for the first time in a Grand Slam (the tournament that gives the most points in the judo ranking after the Olympic Games, the World Championships and the World Masters) at the 2019 Judo Grand Slam Baku, obtaining a bronze.[9] She obtained her biggest career title to date by winning the 2019 Pan American Games.[10] In that same year, she competed in the women's 52 kg event at the 2019 World Judo Championships held in Tokyo, Japan.[11] Pimenta won her first match, against Raguib Abdourahman of Djibouti, but was eliminated in her next match, against Uta Abe of Japan, who went on to win the gold medal and would later become Olympic champion. [12] In October she was also a silver medalist in the 2019 Judo Grand Slam Brasilia.[13]
In February 2020, she won bronze at the 2020 Judo Grand Slam Paris by defeating Sarah Menezes.[14] In November 2020 she also won one of the bronze medals in the women's 52 kg event at the Pan American Judo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[15] [16]
In 2021, she competed in the women's 52 kg event at the Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar, being surpassed by ippon in the first fight by South Korean Park Da-sol.[17] [18] In March 2021 she finished 5th in the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tbilisi.[19] In april, she secured the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Pan American Judo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico. [20] In June 2021, Pimenta won one of the bronze medals in the mixed team event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She also competed in the women's 52 kg event where she was eliminated in her second match.[21][22]
2020 Summer Olympics[edit]
In 2021, Pimenta represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 52 kg event where she was eliminated in her second match by eventual gold medalist Uta Abe of Japan.[23] Pimenta was also part of the mixed teams competition, losing her fights for twice facing competitors in higher weight categories.[24]
2021-2024[edit]
Pimenta won gold at the 2022 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships in Lima, becoming three-time champion of the competition.[25] She reached the quarterfinals of the 2022 World Judo Championships, but then lost two fights in a row, finishing in 7th place.[26]
In February 2023, he achieved a bronze at the 2023 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv.[27] Pimenta won gold at the 2023 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships in Calgary, becoming four-time champion of the competition.[28] With the gold medal at the 2023 Pan American Games, she became two-time champion of the competition, in addition to, later, in the same competition, winning a silver medal with the Brazilian mixed team.[29][30] She also finished 5th in the 2023 Judo Grand Slam Tokyo.[31]
In March 2024, she obtained her first title at Grand Prix level by obtaining gold in the 2024 Judo Grand Prix Linz.[32] Pimenta won gold at the 2024 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro, becoming five-time champion of the competition.[33]
Achievements[edit]
| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | South American Games | 1st | −52 kg |
| 2019 | Pan American Championships | 1st | −52 kg |
| Pan American Games | 1st | −52 kg | |
| Military World Games | 3rd | Team | |
| 2020 | Pan American Championships | 3rd | −52 kg |
| 2021 | Pan American Championships | 1st | −52 kg |
| World Championships | 3rd | Mixed team | |
| 2022 | Pan American Championships | 1st | −52 kg |
| 2023 | Pan American Championships | 1st | −52 kg |
| Pan American Games | 1st | −52 kg | |
| Pan American Games | 2nd | Mixed team | |
| 2024 | Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships | 1st | −52 kg |
References[edit]
- ^ "Judo PIMENTA Larissa". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ Profile at ECP
- ^ "52 kg Event" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ Larissa, a menina "difícil" que faturou o primeiro ouro do Brasil
- ^ Rafaela Silva é prata na abertura do Grand Prix de Tbilisi
- ^ Larissa Pimenta ganha em Antalya o segundo bronze seguido
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (25 April 2019). "Brazil claim two gold medals on opening day of Pan American Senior Judo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ Larissa Pimenta e Daniel Cargnin conquistam ouro, e Brasil estreia no Pan de judô com seis medalhas
- ^ Judô: Felipe Kitadai e Rafaela Silva ganham medalhas de ouro em Baku
- ^ Larissa Pimenta vence mexicana e conquista o ouro no judô
- ^ "Women's 52 kg". 2019 World Judo Championships. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ Perder para a melhor do mundo é normal? Não exatamente para Larissa Pimenta
- ^ Brasil abre Grand Slam de Brasília com finalistas em todas as finais e nove medalhas conquistadas
- ^ Larissa Pimenta vence Sarah Menezes e fica com o bronze no Grand Slam de Judô de Paris
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (20 November 2020). "Canadian judokas earn three golds as Pan American Championships begins". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ Hegemonia do judô brasileiro no Pan de Guadalajara tem ampla presença do Bolsa Atleta
- ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ Brasil fecha primeiro dia do Masters de Doha com cinco de seis judocas eliminados na estreia
- ^ Larissa Pimenta perde no golden score, e Brasil fecha 1º dia do Grand Slam de Tbilisi sem pódio
- ^ Brasil conquista mais sete pódios e é campeão geral do Campeonato Pan-Americano de Guadalajara
- ^ Larissa Pimenta é eliminada na 2ª rodada do Mundial de judô
- ^ Brasil é bronze por equipes e fecha Mundial de judô com 3ª medalha
- ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ TÓQUIO 2020 - Brasil fica em sétimo lugar na disputa olímpica por equipes mistas
- ^ Brasil conquista quatro ouros e dois bronzes no primeiro dia de Pan-Americano de Judô, em Lima
- ^ Larissa Pimenta fica em 7º lugar no Mundial de judô
- ^ Judô: Brasil conquista dois bronzes no Grand Slam de Israel
- ^ Judoca Larissa Pimenta é tetracampeã pan-americana
- ^ Larissa Pimenta recebe energia da avó para ser bicampeã do Pan
- ^ Pan 2023: Brasil é prata por equipe e fecha melhor campanha no judô com 16 medalhas
- ^ Pimenta perde bronze e vê top-8 se distanciar na corrida olímpica
- ^ Larissa Pimenta é ouro e 1º pódio do Brasil no GP de judô da Áustria
- ^ Judô brasileiro conquista quatro medalhas de ouro no primeiro dia do Pan-Americano
External links[edit]
- Larissa Pimenta at the International Judo Federation
- Larissa Pimenta at JudoInside.com
- Larissa Pimenta at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Larissa Pimenta at Olympics.com
- Larissa Pimenta at Olympedia
- Larissa Pimenta at The-Sports.org
- Larissa Pimenta on Instagram
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- Living people
- 1999 births
- Brazilian female judoka
- South American Games gold medalists for Brazil
- South American Games medalists in judo
- Competitors at the 2018 South American Games
- Pan American Games medalists in judo
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil
- Judoka at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Judoka at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic judoka for Brazil
- Martial artists from São Paulo (state)
- 21st-century Brazilian women
- Sportspeople from São Vicente, São Paulo
- Military World Games bronze medalists for Brazil
- Military World Games medalists in judo