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Juliana Borges

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Juliana Vieira Borges is a Brazilian former freestyle wrestler, submission grappler and judoka who also holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. She competed in wrestling, judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, both with and without the gi, for more than a decade and was a champion in all three. In 2005 she became the first woman to win double gold at the ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship, and the first woman to win its openweight category. She was also the first Brazilian woman to win the freestyle wrestling Pan American Championship.

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    the first woman to win double gold
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    is a Brazilian former freestyle wrestler
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    Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt practitioner
  • Competed In: ADCC World Championship, Lead, ADCC
    double gold at the ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship
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