Meg Emmerich

Meg Rodrigues Vitorino Emmerich (born 23 October 1986) is a Brazilian para judoka.^[1][2]

Meg Emmerich

Personal information
Full name	Meg Rodrigues Vitorino Emmerich
Born	(1986-10-23) 23 October 1986 (age 38) São Paulo, Brazil
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Para judo
Weight class	+70 kg
Medal record Women's para judo Representing  Brazil Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo +70 kg World Championships 2022 Baku +70 kg 2018 Lisbon +70 kg Parapan American Games 2019 Lima +70 kg 2023 Santiago +70 kg Pan American Championships 2018 Calgary +70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	65028
JudoInside.com	121936
Updated on 7 July 2024

Early life

Emmerich was born in São Paulo, capital of the state of São Paulo, in 1986.^[2][3] She was born with optic nerve atrophy, a hereditary disease that causes vision loss.^[2][4] She moved to Maringá, a city in the interior of the state of Paraná.^[5]

Judo career

In 2018, Emmerich competed in two championships representing Brazil.^[2] The first was the Pan American Adaptive Judo Championships, held in Calgary, Canada, where she won the silver medal in the +70 kg category.^[6] In Lisbon, Portugal, she won the bronze medal for her category at the IBSA Judo World Championships, after losing to South Korean Park Ha-yeong.^[7]

Emmerich was part of the Brazilian delegation, to participate in the 2019 Parapan American Games, held in Lima, Peru.^[8] She secured gold for Brazil, in the +70 kg category.^[9] Due to her victorious performance, she was elected the best judo athlete at the 2019 Paralympic Awards, held by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB).^[10]

Emmerich represented Brazil again, this time, at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan.^[11] She won the bronze medal, defeating Mongolian Altantsetseg Nyamaa, in the +70 kg category.^[12][13]

In 2022, Emmerich participated in the World Championships, in Baku, Azerbaijan.^[14] In the competition, she won bronze in her category.^[15]

References

1. "Meg Emmerich é a primeira judoca representante do Paraná nos Jogos Paralímpicos". Federação Paranaense de Judô. 29 June 2021. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
2. "Meg Rodrigues Vitorino Emmerich". Brazilian Paralympic Committee (in Brazilian Portuguese). 23 October 1986. Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
3. "São Paulo". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
4. Chen, John (October 2022). "Doenças hereditárias do nervo óptico - Distúrbios oftalmológicos". Manual MSD Versão Saúde para a Família (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
5. Guillen, Fábio (29 August 2021). "Meg Emmerich, de Maringá, é medalha de bronze nas Paralimpíadas de Tóquio". GMC Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
6. Silva, Regys (24 May 2018). "Brasil conquista dez medalhas no Campeonato das Américas de Judô Paralímpico". Surto Olímpico (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
7. Cunha, Gustavo (19 November 2018). "Alana Maldonado conquista ouro inédito no Mundial de Judô Paralímpico, em Lisboa". Rede do Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
8. Chacon, Paulo (25 August 2019). "Brasil fecha o segundo dia do judô com seis medalhas". Olimpíada Todo Dia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
9. "Brasil coleciona medalhas na natação e no judô no Parapan-Americano de Lima". Superesportes (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 August 2019. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
10. Felizola, Ana (16 December 2019). "CPB revela os primeiros vencedores do Prêmio Paralímpicos 2019". Rede do Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 19 January 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
11. Fuentes, Patrick (22 July 2021). "Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio 2020 representam um marco na igualdade de gênero". Jornal da USP (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
12. "Meg Emmerich é bronze e se torna 3ª judoca do Brasil medalhista em Tóquio". UOL. 29 June 2021. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
13. "Meg Emmerich vence disputa do bronze e traz terceira medalha do Brasil no judô paralímpico". Terra. 29 June 2021. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
14. Calixto, Iasmin (8 October 2022). "Medalhista olímpica Meg Emmerich vai disputar mundial de judô". CBN Maringá (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
15. "Brasil fatura prata e bronze na disputa por equipes no Mundial de Baku". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 10 November 2022. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

External links

• Meg Emmerich at the International Judo Federation
• Meg Emmerich at JudoInside.com
• Meg Emmerich at the International Paralympic Committee
• Meg Rodrigues Vitorino Emmerich at the Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro (in Portuguese)
• Meg Emmerich on Instagram