Danielle Zangrando

Quick Facts

Full Name	Danielle Zangrando
Occupation	Judoka
Date Of Birth	Jul 25, 1979(1979-07-25)
Age	45
Country	Brazil
Birth City	São Paulo
Horoscope	Cancer

Danielle Zangrando Biography

Danielle Zangrando is one of the most popular and richest Judoka who was born on July 25, 1979 in São Paulo, Brazil. Danielle Zangrando (born July 25 1979 Sao Paulo) is a retired Brazilian judoka , who participated in the women’s lightweight category. She won thirty medals throughout her career, including three at the Pan American Games (1995, 1999 and 2007) and an Olympic bronze medal at the 1995 World Judo Championships in Chiba, Japan, and also competed in the 57-kg category at two occasions of the Olympic Games (1996 and 2004). Growing in Santos Zangrando, she began training in Judo at the age five after her brother took her into the dojos of the sensei Paulo Duarte. Through the entirety of her athletic life, Zangrando learned from Duarte as a full-time part of the judo team of Santos FC Judo.

In the year that her nation Brazil held in 2007 the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro Zangrando dominated U.S. judoka Valerie Gotay to take home her only and first career gold medal in the 57-kg division. She was enthralled by her fans in Brazil. Although she decided to not go for her third Olympic bid, Zangrando added a silver to her collection of career achievements in the same division during the 2010 Pan American Judo Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina, losing in the finale against Cuba’s Yurisleydis Lupetey. In the next calendar year Zangrando declared her decision to retire from the sport.

After a temporary stop, Zangrando paved her stretch to be a part of her second Brazilian Judo team, at the age of 25 in the women’s light class (57 kg) during the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Zangrando was first in her own division at her participation in the Pan American Judo Championships in Margarita Island, Venezuela to ensure her place in the Brazilian team for the first time in the past eight years. Zangrando began her tournament off to an impressive start by securing a comfortable win against Chinese Liu Yuxiang, before falling short in the quarterfinals thanks to the ippon as well as an uchi mata (inner thigh throw) from Dutch judoka Deborah Grenstijn. In the repechage, Zangrando lost to Italy’s Cinzia Cavazzuti with a thirteen-second tiebreaker waza-ari after she was given an yuko, and then conceded just three shido penalties, beating the opponent’s four, leading in her being eliminated from the competition.

Danielle Zangrando Net Worth

Danielle Zangrando is one of the richest Judoka from Brazil. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Danielle Zangrando 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At the age of 16, a novice into the game, Zangrando reached the pinnacle of her judo professional career at the 1995 World Judo Championships in Chiba, Japan, where she became the first Brazilian female to earn an Olympic silver medal from the category of lightweight. Zangrando’s stunning performance was her debut as a member of the Brazilian team competing in the same division in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. As a rookie to the senior team, Zangrando succumbed her opening match to an ippon as well as an tsurikomi goshi (lifting and throwing hips with a pull) attack from the Hungarian Maria Pekli. She was able to secure another bronze medal in the 57 kg category at 1999’s Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, however she missed the chance to pursue her 2000 Olympic candidature due to a herniated discs in her spinal column, and was close to getting her early retirement from Judo.

Zangrando was at law school, in the year 2000 when ESPN Brasil invited her to be a judge at the judo competition in the 2000 Summer Olympics. The experience led Zangrando to be interested in journalism after completing her law school graduation. After her completion, Zangrando has been a sports reporter for Terra Networks, Rede Globo and ESPN.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Danielle Ranked on the list of most popular Judoka. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Brazil. Danielle Zangrando celebrates birthday on July 25 of every year.