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Telma Alexandra Pinto Monteiro ComM (born 27 December 1985) is a Portuguese retired judoka who has won multiple medals in international competitions, such as the European and World Championships.
She is a two-time winner of the Paris Grand Slam, in
Officer of the 
Commander of the
2012
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and 2015
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January
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At the 2016 Summer Olympics
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in Rio de Janeiro
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, 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
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held in Tokyo, Japan, where she finished 9th place.
Born in Lisbon
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, Monteiro represented Construções Norte/Sul until 2007, when she joined S.L. Benfica.
Achievements
–57 kg
2019
* Bronze – MastersAbu Dhabi
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* Bronze – European Games / European Championships (Minsk
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2018
* Gold – Grand Slam Ekaterinburg2017
* Gold – European Open (Minsk
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2016
* Bronze – Olympic Games (Rio de Janeiro
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)
* Bronze – Grand Prix (Budapest
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2015
* Gold – European Championships * Gold – Grand Slam Paris2014
* Silver – World Championships * Gold – Grand Slam (Abu Dhabi
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* Silver – Grand Slam Tokyo
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2013
* Bronze – European Championships (Budapest
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* Gold – European Open (Sofia
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2012
* 17th –Olympic Games
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* Gold – European Championships
* Gold – Grand Slam Paris
* Silver – Masters (Almaty
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2011
* Silver – European Championships * Gold – European Cup (Hamburg
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* Bronze – World Cup (Lisbon
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* Bronze – Grand Slam Paris
* Bronze – Grand Prix (Abu Dhabi)
* Gold – Masters (Baku
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2010
* Silver – World Championships * Bronze – European Championships * Gold – World Cup (Sofia) * Silver – Grand PrixDüsseldorf
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* Silver – Grand Slam Rio de Janeiro
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* Bronze – Grand Slam Moscow
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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
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* Gold – Portuguese Cup by teams
* Gold – World Cup (Bucharest
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) A category
* Bronze – World Cup (Paris) Super A category
2007
* Silver – World Championships * Gold – European Championships * Gold – World Cup (Lisbon) * Gold – World Cup (Denmark
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* 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
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* Gold – Super A Tournament (Moscow)
* Gold – Under-23 European Championships (Moscow)
2005
* Bronze – World Championships * Bronze – European Championships * Gold – World Cup (Madrid
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* Bronze – World Cup (Tampere
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* Silver – Under-23 European Championships (Kyiv
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* Gold – Kiyoshi Kobayashi International Championship
* Gold – World Cup (Bucharest)
2004
2nd – European Ranking –52 kg * 12th –Olympic Games
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* Silver – Juniors World Championship (Budapest)
* Gold – Junior European Championship (Sofia)
* Gold – European Open (Germany
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* Gold – World Cup (Leonding
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* Gold – World Cup (Rome
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* Bronze – World Cup (Tallinn
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* Bronze – World Cup (Warsaw
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2003
* Gold – Portuguese Championship * Bronze – Juniors European Championships (Sarajevo
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* Gold – Juniors A Championship (Sweden
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* Gold – Juniors A Championship (Hungary
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* Gold – Juniors A Championship (Portugal
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* Bronze – Juniors A Championship (Czech Republic
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2002
* 9th – Juniors European Championship * Gold – Juniors Portuguese Championship * Silver – Portugal Juniors A Tournament2001
* Silver – ''Esperanças'' Portuguese ChampionshipOrders
* Officer of the Order of Merit
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* Commander of the Order of Merit
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Monteiro, Telma 1985 births Living people Martial artists from Lisbon Portuguese female judoka Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Portugal European Games medalists in judo European Games gold medalists for Portugal Judoka at the 2015 European Games Olympic bronze medalists for Portugal Olympic medalists in judo Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics S.L. Benfica (martial arts) Judoka at the 2019 European Games European Games bronze medalists for Portugal European Games silver medalists for Portugal Golden Globes (Portugal) winners 21st-century Portuguese sportswomen