Telma Monteiro

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pinto and the second or paternal family name is Monteiro.

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]

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Telma Monteiro

Monteiro in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Telma Alexandra Pinto Monteiro
Nationality	Portuguese
Born	(1985-12-27) 27 December 1985 (age 39) Lisbon, Portugal[1]
Occupation	Judoka
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Sport
Country	Portugal
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍52 kg, ‍–‍57 kg
Club	Benfica
Retired	December 2024[3]
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(2016)
World Champ.	(2007, 2009, 2010, ( 2014)
European Champ.	(2006, 2007, 2009, ( 2012, 2015, 2021)
Highest world ranking	1st ‍–‍52 kg (2006) 1st ‍–‍57 kg (2015)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  Portugal Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍57 kg World Championships 2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍52 kg 2009 Rotterdam ‍–‍57 kg 2010 Tokyo ‍–‍57 kg 2014 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍57 kg 2005 Cairo ‍–‍52 kg European Games 2015 Baku ‍–‍57 kg 2019 Minsk Mixed team 2019 Minsk ‍–‍57 kg European Championships 2006 Tampere ‍–‍52 kg 2007 Belgrade ‍–‍52 kg 2009 Tbilisi ‍–‍57 kg 2012 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍57 kg 2021 Lisbon ‍–‍57 kg 2011 Istanbul ‍–‍57 kg 2020 Prague ‍–‍57 kg 2004 Bucharest ‍–‍52 kg 2005 Rotterdam ‍–‍52 kg 2010 Vienna ‍–‍57 kg 2013 Budapest ‍–‍57 kg 2014 Montpellier ‍–‍57 kg 2018 Tel Aviv ‍–‍57 kg World Masters 2011 Baku ‍–‍57 kg 2012 Almaty ‍–‍57 kg 2013 Tyumen ‍–‍57 kg 2019 Qingdao ‍–‍57 kg IJF Grand Slam 2009 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍57 kg 2012 Paris ‍–‍57 kg 2014 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍57 kg 2015 Paris ‍–‍57 kg 2018 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍57 kg 2021 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍57 kg 2010 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍57 kg 2014 Tokyo ‍–‍57 kg 2022 Baku ‍–‍57 kg 2009 Moscow ‍–‍57 kg 2010 Moscow ‍–‍57 kg 2011 Paris ‍–‍57 kg IJF Grand Prix 2009 Hamburg ‍–‍57 kg 2010 Düsseldorf ‍–‍57 kg 2013 Rijeka ‍–‍57 kg 2011 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍57 kg 2013 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍57 kg 2014 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍57 kg 2016 Budapest ‍–‍57 kg 2022 Almada ‍–‍57 kg European U23 Championships 2006 Moscow ‍–‍52 kg 2005 Kyiv ‍–‍52 kg World Juniors Championships 2004 Budapest ‍–‍52 kg European Junior Championships 2004 Sofia ‍–‍52 kg 2003 Sarajevo ‍–‍52 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	172
JudoInside.com	20922
Updated on 18 December 2024

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.

Achievements

–57 kg

2019

• Bronze – Masters Abu Dhabi^[8]
• 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^[9]
• Gold – Grand Slam Paris^[10]

2014

• Silver – World Championships
• Gold – Grand Slam (Abu Dhabi)^[11]
• Silver – Grand Slam Tokyo^[12]

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

• 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^[13]
• Commander of the Order of Merit^[14]