Beatriz Rodrigues de Souza (; born 20 May 1998 in

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) is a Brazilian

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. She represented Brazil at the 2024 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal in the Women's +78 kg competition.

Early life

Beatriz Rodrigues de Souza was born on 20 May 1998 in

, São Paulo, daughter of the military veteran and ex-judoka Poscedonio José de Souza Neto. She was raised in the coastal town of

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Career

Her first medal was at the 2017

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, held in Panama City. Souza won a medal at the

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. Souza won the silver medal in her event at the

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held in Tel Aviv, Israel. In

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, she defeated

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, winning Brazil's first gold medal in the Women's over 78 kg category, with

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as her coach.

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* * * * 1998 births Living people Brazilian female judoka Judoka at the 2019 Pan American Games Judoka at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in judo Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen People from Peruíbe Martial artists from São Paulo (state) Olympic judoka for Brazil Judoka at the 2024 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Brazil Olympic medalists in judo Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil {{Brazil-judo-bio-stub