Antónia Moreira Explained

Birth Place:Luanda, Angola
Country:Angola
Weight Class:–70 kg
Worlds Rank:7
Worlds Year:2013
Worlds Weight:Women's 70 kg
Regionals Type:AF
Regionals Rank:1
Regionals Year:2005
Regionals Year2:2014
Olympics Rank:R16
Olympics Year:2004
Olympics Weight:Women's 70 kg
Olympics Year2:2012
Olympics Weight2:Women's 70 kg
Olympics Year3:2016
Olympics Weight3:Women's 70 kg
Updated:16 December 2022

Antónia Moreira de Fátima (born 26 April 1982 in Luanda), nicknamed Faia, is an Angolan judoka.[1]

She competed in the +70 kg division at the 2004 Summer Olympics and lost in the round of 16 to Kim Ryon-Mi of North Korea.

Moreira also won medals at the 2004 and 2005 African Judo Championships (gold in 2004, silver in 2005) as well as bronze medals at the 2007 All-Africa Games and the 2008 African Judo Championships and a gold medal at the 2015 African Games.

At the 2012 Olympic Games, she competed in the -70 kg division, and was knocked out in the second round by eventual bronze medallist Yuri Alvear.[2]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she competed in the women's 70 kg division. She finished in 9th place after being defeated by Laura Vargas Koch of Germany in the second round.[3]

References

  1. Antónia Moreira . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006083322/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/antonia-moreira-1.html . 6 October 2014 .
  2. Web site: London 2012 Summer Olympics - Athletes, Medals & Results. 23 April 2018.
  3. Web site: Rio 2016 . Rio 2016 . 6 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160831025908/https://www.rio2016.com/en/judo-standings-ju-women-70-kg . 31 August 2016 .

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