Catarina Martins de Mesquita Paiva Costa (born 21 September 1996) is a Portuguese judoka.[1][2]

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Catarina Costa
Personal information
Full nameCatarina Martins de Mesquita Paiva Costa
Born (1996-09-21) 21 September 1996 (age 28)
Coimbra, Portugal
EducationMedicine
OccupationJudoka
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Sport
Country Portugal
SportJudo
Weight class48 kg
University teamUniversity of Coimbra
ClubAssociação Académica de Coimbra
Coached byJoão Neto
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games5th (2020)
World Champ.5th (2018, 2024)
European Champ.Silver (2022, 2023)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Portugal
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Sofia 48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Montpellier 48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Zagreb 48 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Jerusalem 48 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2019 Brasilia 48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Tashkent 48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Düsseldorf 48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Baku 48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Abu Dhabi 48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Abu Dhabi 48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Ulaanbaatar 48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Tokyo 48 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2018 Antalya 48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Almada 48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Agadir 48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cancún 48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Montreal 48 kg
Profile at external databases
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Updated on 19 May 2024
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She is the gold medallist of the 2019 Judo Grand Slam Brasilia and represented Portugal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[3]

At the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, she won a bronze medal in the women's under-48kg kilogram category.[4]

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