Danielle Piermatei

Danielle Piermatei Silva (born 23 April 1980, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil) is a 5th degree[lower-alpha 1] Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt practitioner and instructor. Piermatei is a three-time IBJJF World Champion.[3]

Danielle Piermatei
BornDanielle Piermatei Silva
(1980-04-23) April 23, 1980
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
ResidenceAbu Dhabi, UAE
NationalityBrazilian
StyleBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu
TeamLeao Dourado
Teacher(s)Hilton Leão
Rank  5th degree black belt in BJJ[lower-alpha 1]
OccupationBrazilian jiu-jitsu instructor
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2003 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil − 53.5 kg[3]
Gold medal – first place 2004 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil − 53.5 kg[4]
Gold medal – first place 2005 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil − 53.5 kg[5]

Career

Danielle Piermatei Silva was born on 23 April 1980, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. She started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) at age 5 with her father, BJJ grandmaster and president of the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu League, Hilton Leão, earning her black belt from him.[2] In 2003 Piermatei won the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship after defeating Elidiane Pereira in the Light Feather final[3] winning gold again in 2004 and 2005 against Elidiane Pereira.[5][6]

In 2007 she received her 2nd degree in jiu-jitsu and later graduated with a bachelor's degree in Physical Education from Universidade Salgado de Oliveira. In 2008 she won gold at the first Rio International Open of Jiu-Jitsu in the featherweight category.[7] In the same year she was approved by the CBJJ in the arbitration course.[8] In 2009 she won gold at the Brasilian Championship of Sport Jiu-Jitsu.[9]

In July 2009 she was invited to Abu Dhabi to teach women Brazilian jiu-jitsu alongside fellow black belt Carol de Lazzer.[10]

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitive summary

Main Achievements (Black Belt)

  • 3 x IBJJF World Champion (2003[3] / 2004[4] / 2005[5])

Notes
  1. Piermatei was a 2nd degree black belt in 2008 and a 5th degree black belt in 2022[1][2]

References
  1. "Registered black belts 2008". jiujitsuminas.com.br. 2009-02-02. Archived from the original on 2009-02-02.
  2. "Grão Mestre Hilton Leão – Academia Leão Dourado Jiu-Jitsu". Academia Leão Dourado Jiu-Jitsu – Aulas de Jiu-jitsu em Belo Horizonte (in Portuguese).
  3. "World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2003". World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2003.
  4. "World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2004". World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2004.
  5. "World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2005". World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2005.
  6. "Danielle Piermatei – Fighter Page". Tapology.
  7. "NomeFaixaIdadePesoColocacaoAcademia". cbjj.com.br. 2013-10-06. Archived from the original on 2013-10-06.
  8. "Documento sem título". cbjj.com.br. 2009-06-02. Archived from the original on 2009-06-02.
  9. "X-COMBAT – CAMPEONATO BRASILEIRO DE JIU-JITSU 2009". x-combat.com.br. 2011-10-11. Archived from the original on 2011-10-11.
  10. "Minha vida como professora de jiu-jítsu em Abu Dhabi" (in Portuguese).
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