Juliana Borges

Juliana Borges
BornJuliana Vieira Borges
(1977-07-31) 31 July 1977 (age 47)[1]
Goiânia, Brazil
DivisionMiddleweight (BJJ)
-69 kg (152.1 lb)
Style
Team
Rank
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Submission Grappling
ADCC World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2005 Long Beach, USA +60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2005 Long Beach, USA Absolute
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Long Beach, USA − 64 kg
Gold medal – first place 2001 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil − 69 kg
Gold medal – first place 2000 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil − 69 kg
Freestyle Wrestling
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil − 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2005 Guatemala City − 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2004 Guatemala City − 68 kg

Juliana Vieira Borges is a Brazilian former freestyle wrestler, submission grappler, Judoka and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt practitioner.[a]

A champion in wrestling, judo and BJJ (gi and no-gi), competing in all three disciplines for over a decade; Borges became in 2005 the first woman to win double gold at the ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship,[2] the first woman to win the ADCC openweight category and the first Brazilian woman to win the freestyle wrestling Pan American Championship.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d "Juliana Borges". BJJ Heroes - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Team History, Fighter Stats, Biographies and News. 14 July 2020.
  2. ^ Lindsey, Alex (26 August 2020). "Which ADCC Double Champion Had The Hardest Journey?". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 10 October 2023.


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