Quick Facts
Biography
Danielli Yuri-Barbosa (born January 3, 1984) is a judoka from Brazil.
Bio
Yuri-Barbosa was born in Registro, São Paulo, but she lives in São Caetano do Sul.
She began with judo in Japan. When she was little her family moved to Japan to make some money. Her father worked there in factories and when they came back to Brazil he opened a judo school.
Yuri likes to be with her family, she likes reading, watching movies. Her favorite actor is Samuel L. Jackson. She can't to say "no" when somebody asked her for a favor and during matches she uses same hairgrip.
Before 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing Brazilian Judo Federation was hesitated who will represented Brazil in half-middleweight. They hesitated between mature Vânia Ishii and young Yuri, but Yuri was chosen.
Judo
At 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing she was eliminated in first round by Korean Gong Ja-Yeong. It was very nice aggressive match where Yuri was leading by wazari but later two minutes before end she made a mistake. Korean judoka punished it and won by ippon.
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Pan American Games | 2nd | Half-Middleweight (- 63 kg) |
| 2008 | Pan American Judo Championships | 2nd | Half-Middleweight (- 63 kg) |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | 18th | Half-Middleweight (- 63 kg) |
| 2009 | Pan American Judo Championships | 2nd | Half-Middleweight (- 63 kg) |