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{{Short description|Angolan judoka (born 1997)}}
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'''Edmilson
==Biography==
Pedro was born on 23 May 1997 in Angola.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.judoinside.com/judoka/122318/Edmilson_Pedro/judo-results|website=JudoInside.com|title=Edmilson Pedro}}</ref> He said that he "started practicing [[judo]] from the cradle", following after his older brothers who competed in the sport.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Martins, Marco |date=23 February 2023 |title=Edmilson Pedro: «Quero levar o nome de Angola aos Jogos Olímpicos-2024» |trans-title=Edmilson Pedro: “I want to take the name of Angola to the Olympic Games-2024" |url=https://www.rfi.fr/pt/angola/20230223-edmilson-pedro-quero-levar-o-nome-de-angola-aos-jogos-ol%C3%ADmpicos-2024 |publisher=[[Radio France Internationale]] |language=pt}}</ref> He is nicknamed
Pedro made his debut for the national team at the [[2015 African Judo Championships]].<ref name="auto1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.portaldeangola.com/judoca-do-interclube-sagra-se-campeao-africano/|newspaper=[[Portal de Angola]]|title=Judoca do Interclube sagra-se campeão africano|date=28 May 2022|language=Portuguese|trans-title=Interclube judoka becomes African champion}}</ref> He became a decorated judoka in the Angolan ranks: by 2022, he had won the [[Luanda Province]] championship 10 times and the national championship eight times, also having been the national runner-up five times and provincial runner-up eight times.<ref name="auto1"/> He participated at the [[2018 African Judo Championships]], placing seventh, and also competed at the [[2018 World Judo Championships]].<ref name="auto"/>
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In 2022, Pedro competed at the [[2022 African Judo Championships|African Judo Championships]] and won a gold medal in the 66 kg event.<ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://platinaline.com/conheca-edmilson-pedro-o-angolano-campeao-de-africa-de-judo-em-2022/|website=[[PlatinaLine.com]]|title=Conheça Edmilson Pedro- O angolano campeão de África de Judo em 2022|date=8 July 2022|author=De Sousa, Rosa|language=Portuguese|trans-title=Meet Edmilson Pedro- The Angolan African Judo Champion in 2022}}</ref> Later that year, he competed at African Open tournaments in [[Yaoundé]] and [[Dakar]], winning gold at both.<ref name="auto"/> For his 2022 season, he was honored by the [[Angolan Olympic Committee]] as the nation's best male judoka.<ref name="auto2"/> By February 2023, he had a global ranking in his weight class of 36th.<ref name="auto2"/> His 2023 season included a silver medal at the African Open in [[Tunis]] and a gold at the African Open tournament in [[Luanda]].<ref name="auto"/>
Pedro won bronze at the [[2024 African Judo Championships]] and gold at the 2024 African Open in Luanda.<ref name="auto"/> He qualified for the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] as the only Angolan judoka at the games, as well as the first-ever Angolan in the 66 kg weight class.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://jornal-desportivo.pt/2024/07/24/edmilson-pedro-leva-o-nome-do-sintrense-aos-jogos-olimpicos-2024/|newspaper=[[Jornal Desportivo]]|language=Portuguese|date=24 July 2024|title=Edmilson Pedro leva o nome do Sintrense aos Jogos Olímpicos-2024|trans-title=Edmilson Pedro takes Sintrense's name to the 2024 Olympic Games|author=Nunes, Miguel}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.verangola.net/va/en/062024/Sports/40508/Angolan-judoka-Edmilson-Pedro-qualifies-for-the-Paris-2024-Olympic-Games.htm|newspaper=[[Ver Angola]]|title=Angolan judoka Edmilson Pedro qualifies for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games|author=Costa, Tatiana|date=25 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.angop.ao/noticias/desporto/edmilson-pedro-ultima-preparacao-para-paris-em-portugal/|agency=[[Angola Press News Agency]]|language=Portuguese|title=Edmilson Pedro ultima preparação para Paris em Portugal|date=18 July 2024|trans-title=Edmilson Pedro final preparation for Paris in Portugal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jornaldeangola.ao/ao/noticias/edmilson-e-andresa-miram-ouro/|newspaper=[[Jornal de Angola]]|title=Edmilson e Andresa miram ouro|date=6 April 2024|trans-title=Edmilson and Andresa aim for gold|author=Francisco, Adilson|language=Portuguese}}</ref> He was the co-Angolan flag bearer at the opening Olympic ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/News/2024/07/paris-2024-flagbearers.pdf|title=Paris 2024 {{!}} Opening ceremony flagbearers information|date=26 July 2024|publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]]}}</ref> He lost to [[Serdar Rahimov]] of [[Turkmenistan]] in the round of 32 and did not advance.
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