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Ketleyn Lima Quadros (born 1 October 1987) is a Brazilian judoka. She won a bronze medal in the 57 kg weight class at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She became the first Brazilian woman to win an Olympic medal in an individual sport.
Personal life
Ketleyn was named after American actress Kathleen Turner. When she is not competing, Ketleyn Quadros enjoys traveling, family, friends and barbecue.
Judo career
Quadros started practicing judo at the age of 7 when she saw a class while on the way to swimming class. She competed in judo and swimming until the age of 12 and then switched to judo full-time.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Quadros became the first Brazilian woman to win a medal in the Olympic Games in an individual sport.
In 2021, Ketleyn Quadros won gold at the 2021 Pan American Judo Championships at 63 kilograms. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, being the Brazilian flagbearer at the Parade of Nations alongside Bruno Rezende. At the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, she won one of the bronze medals in her event.
References
- "Ketleyn, da passarela para o olimpo". Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). 24 August 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ Blaine Henry (28 April 2021). "Ketleyn Quadros: A Lifetime of Improvement". Fight-Library.com.
- "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- "Judo QUADROS Ketleyn". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- Houston, Michael (27 November 2021). "Renshall wins third IJF Judo Grand Slam of the year on second day in Abu Dhabi". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
External links
Media related to Ketleyn Quadros at Wikimedia Commons
- Ketleyn Quadros at the International Judo Federation
- Ketleyn Quadros at JudoInside.com
- Ketleyn Quadros at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Ketleyn Quadros at Olympics.com
- Ketleyn Quadros at Olympedia
- Ketleyn Quadros at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Ketleyn Quadros at The-Sports.org
- Ketleyn Quadros on Instagram
- Ketleyn Quadros at Beijing 2008 (archived)
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| Preceded byEdson Bindilatti | Flagbearer for  Brazil Tokyo 2020 with Bruno Rezende |
Succeeded byEdson Bindilatti Jaqueline Mourão |
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic judoka for Brazil
- Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil
- Olympic medalists in judo
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Brazilian female judoka
- Summer World University Games medalists in judo
- Sportspeople from the Federal District (Brazil)
- Judoka at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- South American Games gold medalists for Brazil
- South American Games medalists in judo
- Competitors at the 2010 South American Games
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Brazil
- Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade
- 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
- Pan American Games medalists in judo
- Judoka at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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