Maria Suelen Altheman (born 12 August 1988) is a Brazilian heavyweight judoka. She won silver medals at the world championships in 2013 and 2014 and bronze medals at the Pan American Games in 2011 and 2015.

She finished joint 5th at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She beat Anne-Sophie Mondière in her first match, then Nihel Cheikh Rouhou before losing to Mika Sugimoto in the quarterfinals. Because Sugimoto reached the final, Altheman was entered into the repechage. In the repechage, she beat Gulzhan Issanova before losing her bronze medal match to Tong Wen.

Maria Suelen Altheman

She qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she lost in the first fight. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Altman won her first fight only to injure her knee losing the quarterfinal to Romane Dicko, forcing her to abandon the tournament rather than go to the repechage.

Maria Suelen Altheman

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Judoka at the 2011 Pan American Games

Brazilian people of German descent

Living people

1988 births

Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Olympic judoka for Brazil

Sportspeople from São Paulo

Brazilian female judoka

Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil

Pan American Games medalists in judo

Judoka at the 2015 Pan American Games

Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games

Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics

21st-century Brazilian women

Maria Suelen Altheman