Ana Laura Cordeiro
{{short description|Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner from Brazil}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox martial artist
| name =Ana Laura Cordeiro
| birth_name =Ana Laura Gonçalves Cordeiro{{cite web | title=Ana Laura Cordeiro | website=BJJ Heroes - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Team History, Fighter Stats, Biographies and News | date=10 December 2012 | url=https://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/ana-laura-cordeiro}}
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| birth_date = July 11
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| occupation = BJJ instructor
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| weight_class =Middleweight
| rank = 4rd Deg. BJJ black belt{{efn|name=belt|under Carlos Gracie Jr.{{cite web | title=Professor Ana Laura Cordeiro - A 3rd Degree Black Belt BJJ Champion | website=Elite Sports | date=20 January 2023 | url=https://www.elitesports.com/blogs/news/professor-ana-laura-cordeiro-a-3rd-degree-black-belt-bjj-champion }}}}
| trainer = Master Carlos Gracie Jr.
| team = Gracie Barra
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{{MedalCountry | {{BRA}}}}
{{MedalSport | Submission Grappling}}
{{MedalCompetition | ADCC World Championship}}
{{Medal|Gold | 2015 Sao Paulo, Brazil | +60kg}}
{{MedalSport | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu}}
{{MedalCompetition | World Championship}}
{{MedalGold | 2015 California, USA | −74 kg}}
{{MedalGold | 2014 California, USA | −74 kg}}
{{MedalGold | 2008 California, USA | −74 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition | Pan American Championship}}
{{MedalGold| 2009 California, USA | −74 kg}}
{{MedalGold| 2008 California, USA | −69 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition | World No-Gi Championship}}
{{MedalGold | 2008 California, USA | −74 kg}}
{{MedalGold | 2008 California, USA | Absolute}}
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Ana Laura Cordeiro is a Brazilian submission grappler, 3rd-degree black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) practitioner and coach.{{efn|name=belt}}
A multiple-time IBJJF World (Gi and No-Gi) and IBJJF Pan champion in the lower belts divisions, Cordeiro is a three-time black belt World champion, two-time No-Gi World champion, two-time Pan Champion and ADCC Submission Fighting World Champion. Famously undefeated at one time with a record of 65–0, Cordeiro has been described as: "one of the greatest female grapplers to have graced the sport", and "one of the most accomplished women in Jiu-Jitsu history".{{cite web | title=Ana Laura Cordeiro | website=GB Online | url=https://online.graciebarra.com/authors/ana-laura}}
Career
Ana Laura Gonçalves Cordeiro was raised in Minas Gerais, Brazil. She started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) at the age of 17. To compete she started training at the Gracie Barra academy in Brasília, under the supervision of Carlos Gracie Jr., a 3-hour bus journey from her home. After receiving her blue belt she became World champion in 2006, promoted to purple belt the following year she won double gold at the World Championship, winning her weight division and the openweight category. A year later, competing as a brown belt, she won the World Championship title for the fourth time, also winning double gold at the 2008 IBJJF World No-Gi Championship in the combined female brown/black belt division.{{cite web | title=Lucas Hulk wins double gold at No-Gi Worlds | website=Graciemag| date=18 December 2017 | url=https://www.graciemag.com/lucas-hulk-wins-double-gold-at-no-gi-worlds/}}
Cordeiro moved to the US in 2009 receiving her black belt from Gracie Barra founder, Carlos Gracie Jr. While a serious back injury unexpectedly interrupted her competitive career for 5 years, she is still regarded as "one of the greatest female grapplers to have graced the sport". In 2014 she returned to competition winning gold at the Las Vegas International Championship, then winning the following year the ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship the most prestigious tournament in submission grappling.{{cite web | title=ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship 2015 • ADCC NEWS | website=adcombat.com | date=11 September 2015 | url=https://adcombat.com/adcc-events/adcc-2015-results}} She now has her own Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gym in Upland, California.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitive summary
- IBJJF World Champion (2006 blue, 2007 purple,{{efn|name=weight and absolute|weight and absolute}} 2008 combined brown/black division,{{cite web |title=World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2008 |url=https://ibjjf.com/events/results/2008-world-jiu-jitsu-ibjjf-championship|website=IBJFF}} 2014{{cite web |title=World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2014|url=https://www.ibjjfdb.com/ChampionshipResults/272/PublicResults|website=IBJFF}} 2015{{cite web |title=World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2015|url=https://www.ibjjfdb.com/ChampionshipResults/415/PublicResults}})
- IBJJF World No-Gi Champion (2008{{efn|name=weight and absolute}} combined brown/black division{{cite web | title=World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi IBJJF Championship 2008 | website=World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi IBJJF Championship 2008 | url=https://ibjjf.com/events/results/2008-world-jiu-jitsu-no-gi-ibjjf-championship}})
- IBJJF Pan American Champion (2009 combined brown/black division,{{cite web |title=Pan Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2009 |url=https://ibjjf.com/events/results/2009-pan-jiu-jitsu-ibjjf-championship|website=IBJFF}} 2008 combined brown/black division{{cite web |title=Pan Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2008 |url=https://ibjjf.com/events/results/2008-pan-jiu-jitsu-ibjjf-championship|website=IBJFF}})
- IBJJF Las Vegas International Champion (2014)
Instructor lineage
Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie Sr. > Helio Gracie > Carlos Gracie Junior > Ana Laura Cordeiro
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://www.girls-in-gis.com/blog/one-hell-of-a-come-back-the-anna-cordeiro-story/ One Hell Of A Come Back-The Anna Cordeiro Story]
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Category:Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Category:People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Category:Female Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners
Category:Brazilian submission wrestlers
Category:World No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship medalists
Category:Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champions (women)
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)