Danielli Yuri

Danielli Yuri-Barbosa (born January 3, 1984) is a judoka from Brazil.

Biography Yuri-Barbosa was born in Registro, São Paulo, but she lives in São Caetano do Sul.

She began with judo in Japan. When she was little her family moved to Japan to make some money. Her father worked there in factories and when they came back to Brazil he opened a judo school.

Yuri likes to be with her family, she likes reading, watching movies. Her favorite actor is Samuel L. Jackson. She can't to say "no" when somebody asked her for a favor and during matches she uses same hairgrip.

Before the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the Brazilian Judo Federation was unsure who would represent Brazil in half-middleweight. They hesitated between mature Vânia Ishii and young Yuri, but Yuri was chosen.

Judo At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing she was eliminated in the first round by Korean Kong Ja-young. It was an aggressive match where Yuri was leading by wazari but two minutes before the end she made a mistake and Kong won by ippon.

Achievements Year Tournament Place Weight class2007 Pan American Games 2nd Half-Middleweight (- 63 kg)2008 Pan American Judo Championships 2nd Half-Middleweight (- 63 kg)2008 Olympic Games 18th Half-Middleweight (- 63 kg)2009 Pan American Judo Championships 2nd Half-Middleweight (- 63 kg)