Telma Monteiro

Telma Monteiro
Monteiro in 2021
Personal information
Full nameTelma Alexandra Pinto Monteiro
NationalityPortuguese
Born (1985-12-27) 27 December 1985
Lisbon, Portugal
OccupationJudoka
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country Portugal
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍52 kg, ‍–‍57 kg
ClubBenfica
RetiredDecember 2024
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2016)
World Champ. (2007, 2009, 2010,
2014)
European Champ. (2006, 2007, 2009,
2012, 2015, 2021)
Highest world ranking1st ‍–‍52 kg (2006)
1st ‍–‍57 kg (2015)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Portugal
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍57 kg
World Championships
2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍52 kg
2009 Rotterdam ‍–‍57 kg
2010 Tokyo ‍–‍57 kg
2014 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍57 kg
2005 Cairo ‍–‍52 kg
European Games
2015 Baku ‍–‍57 kg
2019 Minsk Mixed team
2019 Minsk ‍–‍57 kg
European Championships
2006 Tampere ‍–‍52 kg
2007 Belgrade ‍–‍52 kg
2009 Tbilisi ‍–‍57 kg
2012 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍57 kg
2021 Lisbon ‍–‍57 kg
2011 Istanbul ‍–‍57 kg
2020 Prague ‍–‍57 kg
2004 Bucharest ‍–‍52 kg
2005 Rotterdam ‍–‍52 kg
2010 Vienna ‍–‍57 kg
2013 Budapest ‍–‍57 kg
2014 Montpellier ‍–‍57 kg
2018 Tel Aviv ‍–‍57 kg
World Masters
2011 Baku ‍–‍57 kg
2012 Almaty ‍–‍57 kg
2013 Tyumen ‍–‍57 kg
2019 Qingdao ‍–‍57 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2009 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍57 kg
2012 Paris ‍–‍57 kg
2014 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍57 kg
2015 Paris ‍–‍57 kg
2018 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍57 kg
2021 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍57 kg
2010 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍57 kg
2014 Tokyo ‍–‍57 kg
2022 Baku ‍–‍57 kg
2009 Moscow ‍–‍57 kg
2010 Moscow ‍–‍57 kg
2011 Paris ‍–‍57 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2009 Hamburg ‍–‍57 kg
2010 Düsseldorf ‍–‍57 kg
2013 Rijeka ‍–‍57 kg
2011 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍57 kg
2013 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍57 kg
2014 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍57 kg
2016 Budapest ‍–‍57 kg
2022 Almada ‍–‍57 kg
European U23 Championships
2006 Moscow ‍–‍52 kg
2005 Kyiv ‍–‍52 kg
World Juniors Championships
2004 Budapest ‍–‍52 kg
European Junior Championships
2004 Sofia ‍–‍52 kg
2003 Sarajevo ‍–‍52 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF172
JudoInside.com20922
Updated on 18 December 2024

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 2012 and 2015.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, 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 held in Tokyo, Japan, where she finished 9th place.

Born in Lisbon, Monteiro represented Construções Norte/Sul until 2007, when she joined S.L. Benfica. In 2025, she opens about a relationship with the Greek judoka, Mina Ricken.