Rosângela Conceição

Rosângela da Silva Conceição (born 7 August 1973), also known as Zanza, is a former freestyle wrestling, judo, grappling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) competitor from Brazil. She was the first Brazilian woman to compete in Olympic wrestling at the 2008 Olympic Games and the first woman to win a BJJ world title.

Biography Rosângela da Silva Conceição was born on 7 August 1973 in the town of São Leopoldo, Brazil. She started training judo at a young age following in the footsteps of her older brother, looking to improve her ne-waza she started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) with Ricardo Murgel. In 1996 she was selected to act as reserve for Edinanci Silva at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Championships and achievements Brazilian jiu-jitsu Main Achievements (BJJ): World Champion (1998, 2003, 2005) Brazilian National Champion (1999 purple: absolute) ADCC South American Trials Champion (2009) Pan American Champion (1999 WO?)

Judo Main Achievements (Judo): Reserve Olympian at Atlanta Games (1996)

Wrestling Main Achievements (Wrestling): Pan American Bronze Medallist (2007) Olympian at Beijing Games (2008) Edmonton Open 3rd Place (2008)