Meg Rodrigues Vitorino Emmerich (born 23 October 1986) is a Brazilian para judoka.

Early life

Emmerich was born in

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, capital of the state of

, in 1986. She was born with optic nerve atrophy, a hereditary disease that causes vision loss. She moved to

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, a city in the interior of the state of Paraná.

Judo career

In 2018, Emmerich competed in two championships representing Brazil. The first was the Pan American Adaptive Judo Championships, held in

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, Canada, where she won the silver medal in the +70 kg category. In Lisbon, Portugal, she won the bronze medal for her category at the IBSA Judo World Championships, after losing to South Korean Park Ha-yeong. Emmerich was part of the Brazilian delegation, to participate in the 2019 Parapan American Games, held in

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, Peru. She secured gold for Brazil, in the +70 kg category. Due to her victorious performance, she was elected the best judo athlete at the 2019 Paralympic Awards, held by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB). Emmerich represented Brazil again, this time, at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, held in 2021 due to the

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, in

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, Japan. She won the bronze medal, defeating Mongolian Altantsetseg Nyamaa, in the +70 kg category. In 2022, Emmerich participated in the World Championships, in

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, Azerbaijan. In the competition, she won bronze in her category.

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