Ketleyn Lima Quadros (born 1 October 1987) is a Brazilian judoka. She won a bronze medal in the 57 kg weight class at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She became the first Brazilian woman to win an Olympic medal in an individual sport.
Personal life
editKetleyn was named after American actress Kathleen Turner.[1] When she is not competing, Ketleyn Quadros enjoys traveling, family, friends and barbecue.[2]
Judo career
editQuadros started practicing judo at the age of 7 when she saw a class while on the way to swimming class. She competed in judo and swimming until the age of 12 and then switched to judo full-time.[2]
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Quadros became the first Brazilian woman to win a medal in the Olympic Games in an individual sport.[2]
In 2021, Ketleyn Quadros won gold at the 2021 Pan American Judo Championships at 63 kilograms.[2] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, being the Brazilian flagbearer at the Parade of Nations alongside Bruno Rezende.[3][4] At the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, she won one of the bronze medals in her event.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Ketleyn, da passarela para o olimpo". Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). 24 August 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d Blaine Henry (28 April 2021). "Ketleyn Quadros: A Lifetime of Improvement". Fight-Library.com.
- ^ "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Judo QUADROS Ketleyn". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ Houston, Michael (27 November 2021). "Renshall wins third IJF Judo Grand Slam of the year on second day in Abu Dhabi". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
External links
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Media related to Ketleyn Quadros at Wikimedia Commons
- Ketleyn Quadros at the International Judo Federation
- Ketleyn Quadros at JudoInside.com
- Ketleyn Quadros at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Ketleyn Quadros at Olympics.com
- Ketleyn Quadros at Olympedia
- Ketleyn Quadros at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Ketleyn Quadros at The-Sports.org
- Ketleyn Quadros on Instagram
- Ketleyn Quadros at Beijing 2008 (archived)
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