Tais Pina Explained
| Country: | Portugal |
| Weight Class: | 70 kg |
| Olympics Rank: | R32 |
| Olympics Year: | 2024 |
| Olympics Weight: | Women's 70 kg |
| Worlds Rank: | R32 |
| Worlds Year: | 2024 |
| Worlds Weight: | Women's 70 kg |
| Regionals Type: | EU |
| Regionals Rank: | R32 |
| Regionals Year: | 2024 |
| Regionals Weight: | Women's 70 kg |
| Updated: | 31 July 2024 |
Tais Pina (born 13 October 2004) is a Portuguese judoka.[1] She competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Career
She won a bronze medal at the European Cup Cadets in Fuengirola in 2020. She won Junior European Cup events in Málaga and Berlin in 2023. That year, she became senior Portuguese Champion. She was also a bronze medalist at the 2023 European U23 Judo Championships in Potsdam.[2]
She made her first Grand Slam podium when she won a silver medal at 2024 Judo Grand Slam Antalya, in March 2024.[3] [4] She made her debut appearance at a senior European Judo Championships in Zagreb in April 2024.[5] She won the 2024 Judo Grand Slam Astana in May.[6] [7] [8] She was selected for the 2024 Summer Olympics in the Women's 70 kg,[9] where she lost in the first round to Kim Polling.[10]
Notes and References
- Web site: Tais Pina. Eurosport. 30 July 2024.
- Web site: Tais Pina. Judo Inside. 30 July 2024.
- Web site: ANTALYA OFFERS UP NEW TALENT ON THE PODIUM. European Judo Union. 30 July 2024. 30 March 2024.
- Web site: 70kg: Polleres Looked a Cut Above the Rest in Antalya. International Judo Federation. 30 July 2024. Jo. Crowley. 30 March 2024.
- Web site: 24 April 2024. THERE IS ALWAYS A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING. European Judo Union. 30 July 2024.
- Web site: TAIS PINA SETS CAREER HIGHLIGHT IN FINAL AGAINST CVJETKO. Judo Inside. 30 July 2024. 11 May 2024.
- Web site: -70 kg: Yes, Tais Pina is Still a Junior!. International Judo Federation. 30 July 2024. Jo. Crowley . 11 May 2024.
- Web site: PORTUGAL WINS GOLD WITH TAIS PINA AT THE ASTANA JUDO GRAND SLAM 2024. Olympics.com. 28 July 2024. Gustavo. Longo. 11 May 2024.
- Web site: Paris2024: Who are the Portuguese athletes competing at the Olympics?. Herald News. 30 July 2024. Lourdes. da Silva.
- News: Paris2024: Taís Pina eliminada na primeira ronda de -70kg . Taís Pina eliminated on the first -70kg round . 13 August 2024 . SAPO Desporto . Sportinforma . 31 July 2024 . pt.
