Edmilson Pedro

Edmilson Pedro (born 23 May 1997) is an Angolan judoka. He qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics and was named his country's flag bearer.

Biography Pedro was born on 23 May 1997 in Angola. He said that he "started practicing judo from the cradle", following after his older brothers who competed in the sport. He is nicknamed (Bogeyman in Portuguese) and competed for the judo department of the club Interclube.

Pedro made his debut for the national team at the 2015 African Judo Championships. He became a decorated judoka in the Angolan ranks: by 2022, he had won the Luanda Province championship 10 times and the national championship eight times, also having been the national runner-up five times and provincial runner-up eight times. Later that year, he competed at African Open tournaments in Yaoundé and Dakar, winning gold at both. He was the co-Angolan flag bearer at the opening Olympic ceremony. He lost to Serdar Rahimov of Turkmenistan in the round of 32 and did not advance.