Antónia Moreira

Antónia Moreira de Fátima (born 26 April 1982 in Luanda), nicknamed Faia, is an Angolan judoka.[1]

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Moreira and the second or paternal family name is de Fátima.
Antónia Moreira
Personal information
Born26 April 1982 (1982-04-26) (age 38)
Luanda, Angola
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Angola
All-Africa Games
2015 Brazzaville 70 kg
2011 Maputo 70 kg
2007 Algiers 70 kg

She competed in the +70 kg division at the 2004 Summer Olympics and lost in the round of 16 to Kim Ryon-Mi of North Korea.

Moreira also won medals at the 2004 and 2005 African Judo Championships (gold in 2004, silver in 2005) as well as bronze medals at the 2007 All-Africa Games and the 2008 African Judo Championships and a gold medal at the 2015 African Games.

At the 2012 Olympic Games, she competed in the -70 kg division, and was knocked out in the second round by eventual bronze medallist Yuri Alvear.[2]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she competed in the women's 70 kg division. She finished in 9th place after being defeated by Laura Vargas Koch of Germany in the second round.[3]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Antónia Moreira". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06.
  2. http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/judo/63-70kg-middleweight-w
  3. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-31. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
Olympic Games
Preceded by
João N'Tyamba		 Flagbearer for  Angola
2012 London		 Succeeded by
Luísa Kiala


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