Danielle Piermatei | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Danielle Piermatei Silva April 23, 1980 Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Abu Dhabi, UAE | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Brazilian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | ||||||||||||||||||||
Team | Leao Dourado | ||||||||||||||||||||
Teacher(s) | Hilton Leão | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 5th degree black belt in BJJ[a] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Danielle Piermatei Silva (born 23 April 1980, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil) is a 5th degree[a] Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt practitioner and instructor. Piermatei is a three-time IBJJF World Champion.[3]
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]
Main Achievements (Black Belt)