Edmilson Pedro (born 23 May 1997) is an Angolan judoka. He qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics and was named his country's flag bearer.
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| Born | 23 May 1997 Luanda, Angola | |||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –66 kg | |||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | R32 (2024) | |||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R32 (2024) | |||||||||||||||||
| African Champ. | 
(2022) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external databases | ||||||||||||||||||
| IJF | 23160 | |||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 122318 | |||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 28 July 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
Biography
editPedro was born on 23 May 1997 in Angola.[1] He said that he "started practicing judo from the cradle", following after his older brothers who competed in the sport.[2] He is nicknamed Bicho Papão (Bogeyman in Portuguese) and competed for the judo department of the club Interclube.[3][4]
Pedro made his debut for the national team at the 2015 African Judo Championships.[5] He became a decorated judoka in the Angolan ranks: by 2022, he had won the Luanda Province championship 10 times and the national championship eight times, also having been the national runner-up five times and provincial runner-up eight times.[5] He participated at the 2018 African Judo Championships, placing seventh, and also competed at the 2018 World Judo Championships.[1]
In 2022, Pedro competed at the African Judo Championships and won a gold medal in the 66 kg event.[5][6] Later that year, he competed at African Open tournaments in Yaoundé and Dakar, winning gold at both.[1] For his 2022 season, he was honored by the Angolan Olympic Committee as the nation's best male judoka.[4] By February 2023, he had a global ranking in his weight class of 36th.[4] His 2023 season included a silver medal at the African Open in Tunis and a gold at the African Open tournament in Luanda.[1]
Pedro won bronze at the 2024 African Judo Championships and gold at the 2024 African Open in Luanda.[1] He qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics as the only Angolan judoka at the games, as well as the first-ever Angolan in the 66 kg weight class.[7][8][9][10] He was the co-Angolan flag bearer at the opening Olympic ceremony.[11] He lost to Serdar Rahimov of Turkmenistan in the round of 32 and did not advance.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Edmilson Pedro". JudoInside.com.
- ^ Martins, Marco (23 February 2023). "Edmilson Pedro: «Quero levar o nome de Angola aos Jogos Olímpicos-2024»" [Edmilson Pedro: “I want to take the name of Angola to the Olympic Games-2024"] (in Portuguese). Radio France Internationale.
- ^ Napoleão, Rosa (26 June 2024). "Edmilson apurado para os Jogos Olímpicos" [Edmilson qualified for the Olympic Games]. Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese) – via PressReader.com.
- ^ a b c "Judo: Edmilson Pedro homenageado pelo Comité Olímpico Angolano" [Judo: Edmilson Pedro honored by the Angolan Olympic Committee]. Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Judoca do Interclube sagra-se campeão africano" [Interclube judoka becomes African champion]. Portal de Angola (in Portuguese). 28 May 2022.
- ^ De Sousa, Rosa (8 July 2022). "Conheça Edmilson Pedro- O angolano campeão de África de Judo em 2022" [Meet Edmilson Pedro- The Angolan African Judo Champion in 2022]. PlatinaLine.com (in Portuguese).
- ^ Nunes, Miguel (24 July 2024). "Edmilson Pedro leva o nome do Sintrense aos Jogos Olímpicos-2024" [Edmilson Pedro takes Sintrense's name to the 2024 Olympic Games]. Jornal Desportivo (in Portuguese).
- ^ Costa, Tatiana (25 June 2024). "Angolan judoka Edmilson Pedro qualifies for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Ver Angola.
- ^ "Edmilson Pedro ultima preparação para Paris em Portugal" [Edmilson Pedro final preparation for Paris in Portugal] (in Portuguese). Angola Press News Agency. 18 July 2024.
- ^ Francisco, Adilson (6 April 2024). "Edmilson e Andresa miram ouro" [Edmilson and Andresa aim for gold]. Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Paris 2024 | Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 26 July 2024.
External links
edit- Edmilson Pedro at the International Judo Federation
- Edmilson Pedro at JudoInside.com
- Edmilson Pedro at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Edmilson Pedro at The-Sports.org
- Edmilson Pedro on Facebook