Telma Monteiro

Telma Alexandra Pinto Monteiro ComM (born 27 December 1985) is a Portuguese retired She is a two-time winner of the Paris Grand Slam, in 2012 and 2015.

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. She also competed in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, where she finished 9th place.

Born in Lisbon, Monteiro represented Construções Norte/Sul until 2007, when she joined S.L. Benfica. In 2025, she opens about a relationship with the Greek judoka, Mina Ricken.

Achievements –57 kg 2019 Bronze – Masters Abu Dhabi 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 Gold – Grand Slam Paris

2014 Silver – World Championships Gold – Grand Slam (Abu Dhabi) Silver – Grand Slam Tokyo

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

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