Maria Suelen Altheman

Maria Suelen Altheman
Altheman in 2016
Personal information
Born (1988-08-12) 12 August 1988
São Paulo, Brazil
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight 110 kg (243 lb)
Sport
Sport Judo
Club Associação Rogério Sampaio
Coached by Carlos Honorato
Ivo Nascimento

Maria Suelen Altheman (born 12 August 1988) is a Brazilian heavyweight judoka. She won silver medals at the world championships in 2013 and 2014 and bronze medals at the Pan American Games in 2011 and 2015.

She finished joint 5th at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She beat Anne-Sophie Mondière in her first match, then Nihel Cheikh Rouhou before losing to Mika Sugimoto in the quarterfinals. Because Sugimoto reached the final, Altheman was entered into the repechage. In the repechage, she beat Gulzhan Issanova before losing her bronze medal match to Tong Wen.[2]

She qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Maria Suelen Altheman. cob.org.br
  2. "Maria Altheman Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
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