Giullia Penalber

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Giullia Rodrigues Penalber de Oliveira (born 13 April 1992){{Cite web|title=Giullia Rodrigues Penalber de Oliveira|url=https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/panam/en/results/wrestling/athlete-profile-n1144223-rodrigues-giullia.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027215953/https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/panam/en/results/wrestling/athlete-profile-n1144223-rodrigues-giullia.htm|archive-date=27 October 2020|access-date=3 January 2021|website=2019 Pan American Games}} is a Brazilian freestyle wrestler. She is the gold medalist in the women's 57{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games and the 2018 South American Games. She is also a two-time gold medalist in this event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships, reached the quarterfinals three times in the World Wrestling Championships, in the 2014, 2019 and 2021 editions, and finished 5th at the 2024 Olympic Games.

Career

Penalber competed in the 55{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan where she reached the quarterfinals.{{Cite web|title=2014 World Wrestling Championships|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/media/document/event/results/results_09_tashkent.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907120531/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/media/document/event/results/results_09_tashkent.pdf|archive-date=7 September 2020|access-date=18 December 2020|website=United World Wrestling}} The following year, she competed in the 53{{nbsp}}kg event where she was eliminated in her first match by Lilya Horishna of Ukraine.{{Cite web|title=2015 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/media/document/event/results/results_09_lasvegas_1.pdf|website=United World Wrestling|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530151426/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/media/document/event/results/results_09_lasvegas_1.pdf|archive-date=30 May 2020|access-date=30 May 2020}} In 2018, she competed in the 57{{nbsp}}kg event where she was eliminated in her second match by Grace Bullen of Norway. In 2019, she reached the quarterfinals in the 57{{nbsp}}kg event.{{Cite web|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/nur-sultan_kz_final-book_1.pdf|title=2019 World Wrestling Championships Results|website=United World Wrestling|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412151211/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/nur-sultan_kz_final-book_1.pdf|archive-date=12 April 2020|access-date=12 April 2020}}

Penalber competed at several editions of the Pan American Games. In 2015, she represented Brazil without winning a medal and, at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, she won one of the bronze medals in the 57{{nbsp}}kg event.{{Cite web|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2019-08/results_08_lima.pdf|title=2019 Pan American Games Wrestling Results|website=United World Wrestling|access-date=17 March 2020}}

In 2018, Penalber won the gold medal in the 57{{nbsp}}kg event at the South American Games held in Cochabamba, Bolivia.{{Cite web|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2018-06/final-book.pdf|title=2018 South American Games Results|website=United World Wrestling|url-status=live|access-date=18 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318202029/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2018-06/final-book.pdf|archive-date=18 March 2020}} At the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Ottawa, Canada, she won the gold medal in the 57{{nbsp}}kg event.{{Cite news|last=Etchells|first=Daniel|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1091672/arthur-win-pan-american-wrestling-champs|title=Arthur wins first Pan American Wrestling Championships title for Jamaica|date=8 March 2020|work=InsideTheGames.biz|access-date=14 March 2020}} She also competed in the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament, also held in Ottawa, Canada, without qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.{{Cite web|title=2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2020-03/senior_pan-american_og_qualifier.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822112639/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2020-03/senior_pan-american_og_qualifier.pdf|archive-date=22 August 2020|access-date=22 August 2020|website=United World Wrestling}} She won one match and lost two matches and she did not advance to the semi-finals.

In March 2021, Penalber won the gold medal in the 57{{nbsp}}kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.{{Cite web|title=Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021|url=https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/final-book_matteo_pellicone_2021.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321221706/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/final-book_matteo_pellicone_2021.pdf|archive-date=21 March 2021|access-date=21 March 2021|website=United World Wrestling}} She won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.{{Cite web |title=2021 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2021-04/results_04_plovdiv.pdf?VersionId=6WiwiqzOfNOFSyBT8LMAZt7tAzUi.Qu2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112234231/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2021-04/results_04_plovdiv.pdf?VersionId=6WiwiqzOfNOFSyBT8LMAZt7tAzUi.Qu2 |archive-date=12 January 2022 |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}} In May 2021, she failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.{{Cite web|title=2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book|url=https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/world_og_qualifier_final_book.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509161754/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/world_og_qualifier_final_book.pdf|archive-date=9 May 2021|access-date=9 May 2021|website=United World Wrestling}} She won her first two matches but she then lost her match in the semi-finals against Mathilde Rivière of France. At the end of that same month, she won the gold medal in the women's 57{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Guatemala City, Guatemala.{{Cite news|last=Pavitt|first=Michael|date=29 May 2021|title=Gray among winners as women's competition concludes at Pan American Wrestling Championships|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1108393/gray-pan-american-wrestling-championship|access-date=30 May 2021}}{{Cite web|title=2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book|url=https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/results_05_guatemalacity.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531091734/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/results_05_guatemalacity.pdf|archive-date=31 May 2021|access-date=31 May 2021|website=United World Wrestling}} In October 2021, she was eliminated in her second match in the women's 57{{nbsp}}kg event at the World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway.{{Cite web|title=2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book|url=https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-10/results_10_oslo.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016114828/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-10/results_10_oslo.pdf|archive-date=16 October 2021|access-date=16 October 2021|website=United World Wrestling}}

In 2022, Penalber competed in the 57{{nbsp}}kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.{{Cite web |title=2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-03/final-book-ranking-series-istambul-2022-light.pdf?VersionId=BMipbXFVxzXXeonWOfeVdKVeNlWlxYzt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302085143/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-03/final-book-ranking-series-istambul-2022-light.pdf?VersionId=BMipbXFVxzXXeonWOfeVdKVeNlWlxYzt |archive-date=2 March 2022 |access-date=2 March 2022 |website=United World Wrestling }} She won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.{{Cite news |last=Burke |first=Patrick |date=7 May 2022 |title=Hildebrandt earns seventh Pan American Championships wrestling title |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1122881/panam-wrestling-hildebrandt-seventh |access-date=8 May 2022}}{{Cite web |title=2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-05/results_05_acapulco.pdf?VersionId=B5lbo37Y0twxEy6yBGRa8vikoyKJLzoq |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509223006/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-05/results_05_acapulco.pdf?VersionId=B5lbo37Y0twxEy6yBGRa8vikoyKJLzoq |archive-date=9 May 2022 |access-date=9 May 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}} A month later, Penalber also won one of the bronze medals in her event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.{{Cite web |title=Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-06/final-book-matteo_pellicone.pdf?VersionId=qzK3za9J0rNgcVjK8V3USdzHshFpyOIW |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625194934/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-06/final-book-matteo_pellicone.pdf?VersionId=qzK3za9J0rNgcVjK8V3USdzHshFpyOIW |archive-date=25 June 2022 |access-date=25 June 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}} She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Tunis Ranking Series event held in Tunis, Tunisia.{{Cite web |title=2022 Zouhaier Sghaier Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-07/final-book-zouhaier_sghaier_0.pdf?VersionId=7Eym.guK9SHiyC6Bsh3Jnsong8qK_Syt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719112138/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-07/final-book-zouhaier_sghaier_0.pdf?VersionId=7Eym.guK9SHiyC6Bsh3Jnsong8qK_Syt |archive-date=19 July 2022 |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}}

She was eliminated in her first match in the 57{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.{{Cite web |title=2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918183512/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. |archive-date=18 September 2022 |access-date=18 September 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}} She won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.{{Cite news |date=13 October 2022 |title=Luchadora Soleymi Caraballo sacó la casta y logró el oro en Asunción 2022 |language=es |work=Diario Primicia |url=https://primicia.com.ve/deportes/luchadora-soleymi-caraballo-saco-la-casta-y-logro-el-oro-en-asuncion-2022/ |access-date=15 October 2022}}{{Cite web |title=2022 South American Games Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-10/results_10_asuncion.pdf?VersionId=kM4PBjfzMWgmxbl2rhVevFqbe4a8azmj |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017171659/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-10/results_10_asuncion.pdf?VersionId=kM4PBjfzMWgmxbl2rhVevFqbe4a8azmj |archive-date=17 October 2022 |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}}

Penalber won the gold medal in the women's 57{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.{{Cite web |title=2023 Pan American Games Wrestling Results Book |url=https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2023-11/results_11_santiago.pdf?VersionId=ocfKr13Qrtwtq9qEta1i5GULm0pZKAYL |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113175541/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2023-11/results_11_santiago.pdf?VersionId=ocfKr13Qrtwtq9qEta1i5GULm0pZKAYL |archive-date=13 November 2023 |access-date=13 November 2023 |website=United World Wrestling}} She defeated Hannah Taylor of Canada in her gold medal match.

In 2024, Penalber won the silver medal in her event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.{{Cite web |title=2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-02/results_02_acapulco.pdf?VersionId=Efb44FH3Pq4shxxDWjI7EpGpxkdEL.Lw |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228032955/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-02/results_02_acapulco.pdf?VersionId=Efb44FH3Pq4shxxDWjI7EpGpxkdEL.Lw |archive-date=28 February 2024 |access-date=5 March 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}} A few days later, she competed at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.{{Cite web |title=2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book |url=https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-03/results_02_acapulco_tq.pdf?VersionId=JF17JQRQNzYOgzYC1imqNPlT1Awo0vIQ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304172342/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-03/results_02_acapulco_tq.pdf?VersionId=JF17JQRQNzYOgzYC1imqNPlT1Awo0vIQ |archive-date=4 March 2024 |access-date=4 March 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}} She was eliminated in her first match. Penalber also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey and she earned a quota place for Brazil for the 2024 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web |title=2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/2024-05/results_05_istanbul_qt.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514204605/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-05/results_05_istanbul_qt.pdf |archive-date=14 May 2024 |access-date=14 May 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}}

At the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, being ranked 11th in the world, she entered as the tournament's No. 7 seed. She beat Rckaela Aquino, from Guam, in the first round, but in the quarterfinals, she faced Moldovan Anastasia Nichita, who was the 2022 world champion, 2023 world runner-up and current No. 2 in the world, losing 5-0, and was awaiting the possibility of a repechage.[https://esportes.r7.com/olimpiada-todo-dia/giullia-penalber-sera-cabeca-de-chave-nos-jogos-olimpicos-17072024/ Giullia Penalber será cabeça de chave nos Jogos Olímpicos][https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/olimpiadas/ultimas-noticias/otd/2024/08/08/giullia-penalber-perde-nas-quartas-do-wrestling-em-paris.htm Giullia Penalber perde nas quartas do wrestling em Paris][https://www.surtoolimpico.com.br/2024/08/giulia-penalber-conhece-adversaria-de.html Giulia Penalber conhece adversária de estreia no Wrestling em Paris] After the Moldovan qualified for the final, Penalber entered the repechage, where she would face the German Sandra Paruszewski, two-time bronze medalist at the European Championships. [https://www.olimpiadatododia.com.br/paris-2024/623644-giullia-penalber-vai-a-repescagem-e-segue-na-briga-pelo-bronze/ Giullia Penalber vai à repescagem e segue na briga pelo bronze] Penalber won the fight and became the first Brazilian in history to reach a medal match in Olympic Wrestling. She lost to China's Kexin Hong in the bronze medal match, but finished in 5th place, the best placement in the country's history in the sport. [https://ge.globo.com/olimpiadas/noticia/2024/08/09/giullia-penalber-vence-alema-na-repescagem-e-vai-disputar-o-bronze-no-wrestling-em-paris.ghtml Giullia Penalber vence alemã na repescagem e vai disputar o bronze no wrestling em Paris][https://cultura.uol.com.br/olimpiadas/noticias/2024/08/09/1945_giullia-penalber-vence-alema-na-repescagem-e-coloca-brasil-na-disputa-por-medalha-no-wrestling.html Giullia Penalber vence alemã na repescagem e coloca Brasil na disputa por medalha no wrestling][https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/ultimas-noticias/agencia/2024/08/09/giullia-penalber-perde-bronze-para-chinesa-mas-garante-melhor-colocacao-do-brasil-no-wrestling.htm Giullia Penalber perde bronze para chinesa, mas garante melhor colocação do Brasil no wrestling]

Personal life

Judoka Victor Penalber is her brother. Before switching to wrestling, she also competed in judo and she won medals at several events, including the 2009 Pan American U20 Championships and the 2012 Brazilian U23 Championships.

Achievements

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!Tournament

!Location

!Result

!Event

2015

|Pan American Wrestling Championships

|Santiago, Chile

|align="center" bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd

|Freestyle 53{{nbsp}}kg

2016

|Pan American Wrestling Championships

|Frisco, United States

|align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd

|Freestyle 55{{nbsp}}kg

2018

|South American Games

|Cochabamba, Bolivia

|align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|Freestyle 57{{nbsp}}kg

2019

|Pan American Games

|Lima, Peru

|align="center" bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd

|Freestyle 57{{nbsp}}kg

2020

|Pan American Wrestling Championships

|Ottawa, Canada

|align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|Freestyle 57{{nbsp}}kg

2021

|Pan American Wrestling Championships

|Guatemala City, Guatemala

|align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|Freestyle 57{{nbsp}}kg

rowspan=2 | 2022

|Pan American Wrestling Championships

|Acapulco, Mexico

|align="center" bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd

|Freestyle 57{{nbsp}}kg

South American Games

|Asunción, Paraguay

|align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd

|Freestyle 57{{nbsp}}kg

rowspan=2 | 2023

|Pan American Wrestling Championships

|Buenos Aires, Argentina

|align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd

|Freestyle 57{{nbsp}}kg

Pan American Games

|Santiago, Chile

|align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|Freestyle 57{{nbsp}}kg

2024

|Pan American Wrestling Championships

|Acapulco, Mexico

|align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd

|Freestyle 57{{nbsp}}kg

References

External links

{{IWD|name=Giullia Rodrigues Penalber de Oliveira}}
{{IJF|name=Giullia Penalber}}
{{JudoInside|name=Giullia Penalber}}
{{2019 Pan American Games profile|wrestling/athlete-profile-n1144223-rodrigues-giullia|Giullia Rodrigues}}

Category:Living people

Category:1992 births

Category:Martial artists from Rio de Janeiro (city)

Category:Brazilian female judoka

Category:Brazilian female sport wrestlers

Category:Pan American Games medalists in wrestling

Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil

Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil

Category:Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games

Category:Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games

Category:Wrestlers at the 2015 Pan American Games

Category:Wrestlers at the 2019 Pan American Games