Larissa Pimenta

Larissa Pimenta (born 1 March 1999) is a Brazilian judoka.[1] At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, she won the gold medal in the 52 kg event.[2] She is also a three-time gold medalist in her event at the Pan American Judo Championships. She also represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Larissa Pimenta
Personal information
Born (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999
São Vicente, São Paulo, Brazil
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Brazil
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍52 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.7th (2022)
Pan American Champ. (2019, 2021, 2022,
( 2023)
Olympic GamesR16 (2020)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Brazil
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Budapest Mixed team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima ‍–‍52 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Guadalajara ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Lima ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Calgary ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Guadalajara ‍–‍52 kg
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba ‍–‍52 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2019 Brasilia ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Baku ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Tel Aviv ‍–‍52 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tbilisi ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Antalya ‍–‍52 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Marrakesh ‍–‍52 kg
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Cancún ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 La Paz ‍–‍52 kg
Pan American Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Cordoba ‍–‍48 kg
Military World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Wuhan Women's team
Profile at external databases
IJF23949
JudoInside.com106574
Updated on 18 September 2023.

Career

Pimenta won the gold medal in the women's 52 kg event at the 2018 South American Games held in Cochabamba, Bolivia.

At the 2019 Pan American Judo Championships, held in Lima, Peru, she won the gold medal in the 52 kg event.[3] In that same year, she competed in the women's 52 kg event at the 2019 World Judo Championships held in Tokyo, Japan.[4] Pimenta won her first match, against Raguib Abdourahman of Djibouti, but was eliminated in her next match, against Uta Abe of Japan, who went on to win the gold medal. In 2019, she also won one of the bronze medals in the women's team event at the Military World Games held in Wuhan, China.

In 2020, Pimenta won one of the bronze medals in the women's 52 kg event at the Pan American Judo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[5] In 2021, she competed in the women's 52 kg event at the Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[6] A few months later, she secured the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Pan American Judo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico. In June 2021, Pimenta won one of the bronze medals in the mixed team event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She also competed in the women's 52 kg event where she was eliminated in her second match.

In 2021, Pimenta represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 52 kg event where she was eliminated in her second match by eventual gold medalist Uta Abe of Japan.[7] Pimenta was also part of the mixed teams competition, losing her fights for twice facing competitors in higher weight categories.[8]

Achievements
YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2018South American Games1st−52 kg
2019 Pan American Championships1st−52 kg
Pan American Games1st−52 kg
Military World Games3rdTeam
2020Pan American Championships3rd−52 kg
2021Pan American Championships1st−52 kg
2022Pan American Championships1st−52 kg

References
  1. "Judo PIMENTA Larissa". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. "52 kg Event" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. Etchells, Daniel (25 April 2019). "Brazil claim two gold medals on opening day of Pan American Senior Judo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. "Women's 52 kg". 2019 World Judo Championships. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  5. Pavitt, Michael (20 November 2020). "Canadian judokas earn three golds as Pan American Championships begins". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  6. "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  7. "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  8. TÓQUIO 2020 - Brasil fica em sétimo lugar na disputa olímpica por equipes mistas
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