Giullia Rodrigues Penalber de Oliveira was born on 13 April 1992 and is a Brazilian freestyle wrestler.
20 Facts About Giullia Penalber
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Giullia Penalber is the gold medalist in the women's 57kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games and the 2018 South American Games.
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Giullia Penalber is a two-time gold medalist in this event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships, reached the quarterfinals three times in the World Wrestling Championships, in the 2014,2019 and 2021 editions, and finished 5th at the 2024 Olympic Games.
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Giullia Penalber competed at several editions of the Pan American Games.
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In 2018, Giullia Penalber won the gold medal in the 57kg event at the South American Games held in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
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Giullia Penalber competed in the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament, held in Ottawa, Canada, without qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
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Giullia Penalber won one match and lost two matches and she did not advance to the semi-finals.
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In March 2021, Giullia Penalber won the gold medal in the 57kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.
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Giullia Penalber won her first two matches but she then lost her match in the semi-finals against Mathilde Riviere of France.
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In 2022, Giullia Penalber competed in the 57kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Giullia Penalber won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.
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Giullia Penalber won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Tunis Ranking Series event held in Tunis, Tunisia.
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Giullia Penalber was eliminated in her first match in the 57kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.
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Giullia Penalber won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asuncion, Paraguay.
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Giullia Penalber won the gold medal in the women's 57kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.
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Giullia Penalber defeated Hannah Taylor of Canada in her gold medal match.
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In 2024, Giullia Penalber won the silver medal in her event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.
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Giullia Penalber competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey and she earned a quota place for Brazil for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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Giullia Penalber won the fight and became the first Brazilian in history to reach a medal match in Olympic Wrestling.
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Giullia Penalber lost to China's Kexin Hong in the bronze medal match, but finished in 5th place, the best placement in the country's history in the sport.