| Sarah Menezes | |
| Fullname: | Sarah Gabrielle Cabral de Menezes |
| Birth Date: | 26 March 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil |
| Height: | 155 cm[1] |
| Weight Class: | –48 kg, –52 kg |
| Club: | Associação de Judô Expedito Falcão |
| Coach: | Expedito Falcão |
| Worlds Rank: | 3 |
| Worlds Year: | 2010 |
| Worlds Weight: | Women's 48 kg |
| Worlds Year2: | 2011 |
| Worlds Weight2: | Women's 48 kg |
| Worlds Year3: | 2013 |
| Worlds Weight3: | Women's 48 kg |
| Regionals Type: | AM |
| Regionals Rank: | 1 |
| Regionals Year: | 2010 |
| Regionals Year2: | 2013 |
| Regionals Year3: | 2015 |
| Regionals Year4: | 2016 |
| Olympics Rank: | 1 |
| Olympics Year: | 2012 |
| Olympics Weight: | Women's 48 kg |
| Updated: | 25 May 2023 |
Sarah Gabrielle Cabral de Menezes (born 26 March 1990) is a judoka from Brazil. In 2012, she became the first Brazilian woman to win an Olympic gold medal in judo, after defeating the reigning Olympic champion Alina Dumitru.[2] [3] She also competed at the 2008 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]
Menezes won her first major medal by claiming bronze at the World Judo Championships in Tokyo in September 2010.[5] [6]
Menezes retired in 2020, as she got pregnant from French judoka Loic Pietri, and their daughter was born in May 2021.[7] In 2021, she was approached by the Brazilian Judo Confederation to coach the national team. In the 2024 Summer Olympics, Menezes coached Larissa Pimenta to a bronze medal and Beatriz Souza to the gold.[8]