Sarah Menezes

{{Short description|Brazilian judoka (born 1990)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}

{{Infobox judoka

| name = Sarah Menezes

| fullname = Sarah Gabrielle Cabral de Menezes

| image = Sarah Menezes 2015.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Menezes at the 2015 Military World Games

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|03|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Teresina, Piauí, Brazil

| height = 155 cm[http://www.cob.org.br/pt/atletas/sarah-gabrielle-cabral-de-menezes Sarah Menezes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819201848/http://www.cob.org.br/pt/atletas/sarah-gabrielle-cabral-de-menezes |date=19 August 2019 }}. cob.org.br

| country = {{BRA}}

| weight_class = –48 kg, –52 kg

| rank =

| rank_ref =

| dan =

| club = Associação de Judô Expedito Falcão

| coach = Expedito Falcão

| worlds_rank = 3

| worlds_year = 2010

| worlds_weight = Women's 48 kg

| worlds_year2 = 2011

| worlds_weight2 = Women's 48 kg

| worlds_year3 = 2013

| worlds_weight3 = Women's 48 kg

| regionals_type = AM

| regionals_rank = 1

| regionals_year = 2010

| regionals_weight =

| regionals_year2 = 2013

| regionals_weight2 =

| regionals_year3 = 2015

| regionals_weight3 =

| regionals_year4 = 2016

| regionals_weight4 =

| nationals =

| olympics_rank = 1

| olympics_year = 2012

| olympics_weight = Women's 48 kg

| show-medals =

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Sport| Women's judo }}

{{Medal|Country| {{BRA}} }}

{{Medal|Competition| Olympic Games }}

{{Medal|G| 2012 London | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Championships }}

{{Medal|B| 2010 Tokyo | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2011 Paris | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2013 Rio de Janeiro | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| Pan American Games }}

{{Medal|B| 2011 Guadalajara | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| Pan American Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 2010 San Salvador | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2013 San José | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2015 Edmonton | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2016 Havana | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2012 Montreal | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2014 Guayaquil | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2005 Caguas (PUR) | {{nbnd}}44 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2009 Buenos Aires | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2019 Lima | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Masters }}

{{Medal|S| 2013 Tyumen | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2016 Guadalajara | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2011 Baku | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2012 Almaty | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Slam }}

{{Medal|G| 2012 Moscow | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2013 Moscow | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2014 Tyumen | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2011 Rio de Janeiro | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2012 Paris | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2009 Rio de Janeiro | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2009 Tokyo | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2010 Tokyo | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2011 Paris | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2013 Tokyo | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2015 Tokyo | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2016 Paris | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Prix }}

{{Medal|G| 2016 Havana | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2017 Cancún | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2014 Havana | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2016 Samsun | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2018 Tbilisi | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2018 Antalya | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2019 Montreal | {{nbnd}}52 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Juniors Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 2008 Bangkok | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2009 Paris | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| Military World Games }}

{{Medal|G| 2015 Mungyeong | Team }}

{{Medal|B| 2015 Mungyeong | {{nbnd}}48 kg }}

| updated = 25 May 2023

}}

Sarah Gabrielle Cabral de Menezes (born 26 March 1990) is a judoka from Brazil. In 2012, she became the first Brazilian woman to win an Olympic gold medal in judo, after defeating the reigning Olympic champion Alina Dumitru.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18910054|title=Olympic judo: Sarah Menezes wins women's −48kg gold|work=BBC Sport |date=19 July 2012 |accessdate=2012-07-28}}{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/olimpiadas/noticia/2012/07/historico-sarah-menezes-conquista-primeiro-ouro-do-judo-feminino.html|title=Sarah Menezes conquista primeiro ouro do judô feminino |publisher=Globo Esporte|date=28 July 2012|accessdate=28 July 2012|language=Portuguese}} She also competed at the 2008 and 2016 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Sarah Menezes |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/sarah-menezes-1.html |access-date=9 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203153629/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/sarah-menezes-1.html |archive-date=3 December 2016}}

Menezes won her first major medal by claiming bronze at the World Judo Championships in Tokyo in September 2010.[http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/esporte/844310-sarah-menezes-fatura-bronze-no-grand-slam-de-judo-em-toquio.shtml Sarah Menezes fatura bronze no Grand Slam de judô em Tóquio] Folha de S.Paulo – acessado em 11 December 2010[http://www.judoinside.com/judoka/view/43111/judo-results/ Sarah Menezes (Brazil)]. Judoinside.com. Retrieved on 9 August 2016.

Menezes retired in 2020, as she got pregnant from French judoka Loic Pietri, and their daughter was born in May 2021.[https://ge.globo.com/pi/judo/noticia/campea-olimpica-sarah-menezes-da-a-luz-sua-primeira-filha-com-frances-campeao-mundial-de-judo.ghtml Campeã olímpica Sarah Menezes dá à luz sua primeira filha com francês campeão mundial de judô] In 2021, she was approached by the Brazilian Judo Confederation to coach the national team. In the 2024 Summer Olympics, Menezes coached Larissa Pimenta to a bronze medal and Beatriz Souza to the gold.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/olimpiadas/ultimas-noticias/2024/08/02/o-curioso-destino-de-sarah-medalhista-como-atleta-e-tecnica-no-mesmo-dia.htm|title=O curioso destino de Sarah: uma data une as medalhas como atleta e técnica|date=2024-08-02|accessdate=2024-08-02|website=UOL|language=pt-br}}