Maria Suelen Altheman (born 12 August 1988) is a Brazilian heavyweight judoka. She won silver medals at the world championships in 2013 and 2014 and bronze medals at the Pan American Games in 2011 and 2015.

Maria Suelen Altheman
Altheman in 2016
Personal information
Born (1988-08-12) 12 August 1988 (age 36)
São Paulo, Brazil
OccupationJudoka
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight110 kg (243 lb)
Sport
Country Brazil
SportJudo
Weight class+78 kg
ClubAssociação Rogério Sampaio
Coached byAdriano Santos
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games5th (2012)
World Champ.Silver (2013, 2014)
Pan American Champ. (2020)
Medal record
Profile at external databases
IJF2081
JudoInside.com52913
Updated on 23 May 2023

Altheman finished joint 5th at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She beat Anne-Sophie Mondière in her first match, then Nihel Cheikh Rouhou before losing to Mika Sugimoto in the quarterfinals. Because Sugimoto reached the final, Altheman was entered into the repechage. In the repechage, she beat Gulzhan Issanova before losing her bronze medal match to Tong Wen.[2]

Altheman qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she lost in the first fight.[1] At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Altman won her first fight only to injure her knee losing the quarterfinal to Romane Dicko, forcing her to abandon the tournament rather than go to the repechage.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Maria Suelen Altheman". COB.org.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Comitê Olímpico do Brasil. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maria Altheman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Judô: Maria Suelen Altheman tem lesão grave no ligamento do joelho esquerdo". Istoé (in Brazilian Portuguese). 30 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
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