Patrícia Sampaio

Patrícia Sampaio
Personal information
Full namePatrícia Fernandes Sampaio
Born (1999-06-30) 30 June 1999
Tomar,[1] Portugal
OccupationJudoka
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
CountryPortugal
SportJudo
‍–‍70 kg, ‍–‍78 kg
     3rd dan black belt[2]
Achievements and titles
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2024)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2025)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2025)
Highest world ranking
1st[3]
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Portugal
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2024 Paris‍–‍78 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2025 Budapest‍–‍78 kg
European Games
Silver medal – second place2019 MinskMixed team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Podgorica‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Montpellier‍–‍78 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place2025 Paris‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Ulaanbaatar‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place2023 Astana‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place2025 Tokyo‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Tel Aviv‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Tel Aviv‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Tashkent‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Antalya‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Ulaanbaatar‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place2024 Tokyo‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place2025 Tbilisi‍–‍78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2019 Perth‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Almada‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Marrakesh‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Tbilisi‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tel Aviv‍–‍78 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Budapest‍–‍78 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 Zagreb‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Nassau‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Marrakesh‍–‍78 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Sofia‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Vantaa‍–‍78 kg
European Cadet Championships
Silver medal – second place2016 Vantaa‍–‍70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF21235
JudoInside.com95017
Updated on 11 December 2025

Patrícia Fernandes Sampaio (born 30 June 1999) is a Portuguese judoka.[4][5] In 2021, she competed in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, where she reached the Round of 16.[6] In 2024, in the Paris Olympics, she won the bronze medal.[7]

Sampaio is the gold medalist of the 2019 Oceania Open Perth in the ‍–‍78 kg category.[8]

Sampaio won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 Tel Aviv Grand Slam held in Tel Aviv, Israel.[9]

On 1 August 2024 Sampaio won a bronze medal in the ‍–‍78 kg category at the Paris Olympics.[10][11] Sampaio had been eliminated in the semi-finals[12] by the ranking leader in the category,[13] Italy's Alice Bellandi—who would end up taking the gold in the competition.[14] In the battle for the bronze, Patrícia defeated Japan's Rika Takayama with two waza-aris: the first at 1:10 (Osoto gaeshi) and the second, which would end up sealing her victory, at 3:05 (Seoi otoshi).[15] This was the first medal for Portugal at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

References

  1. ↑ "Patrícia Sampaio quer "aproveitar o melhor" dos primeiros Jogos Olímpicos". 19 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Patrícia Sampaio is honored and receives the 3rd Dan in Portimão". Portuguese Judo Federation (in Portuguese). 7 October 2024. Archived from the original on 10 November 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "World Ranking List, Women –78 kg". International Judo Federation. 5 May 2025. Archived from the original on 5 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "IJF Profile". IJF.org. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "JudoInside Profile". judoinside.com. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "2024 - SAMPAIO, Patrícia". olimpics.com. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "Results 2019 Judo Perth Oceania Open -70 kg". IJF.org. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  9. ↑ Lloyd, Owen (19 February 2022). "Dicko cements France's place at top of Tel Aviv Grand Slam medals table". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "2024 - SAMPAIO, Patrícia". olimpics.com. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Patrícia Sampaio, Você é MEDALHISTA OLÍMPICA". x.com/JogosOlimpicos. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "Judo - Women -78 Kg Semifinal of Table A – Game 29". Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "Female Seniors -78 kg / World Ranking List / IJF.org". ijf.org. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  14. ↑ "Judo - Women -78 Kg Final – Game 35". olimpics.com. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  15. ↑ "Judo - Women -78 Kg Contest for Bronze Medal – Game 34". olimpics.com. Retrieved 2 August 2024.