Leonardo Gonçalves

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Leonardo Gonçalves
Personal information
Born (1996-03-01) 1 March 1996 (age 28)
Judoka
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in) [2]
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍100 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.R64 (2019, 2021)
Pan American Champ. (2018)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Mixed team
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 San José ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Calgary Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Calgary ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Panama City ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Guadalajara ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍100 kg
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Tel Aviv ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2023 Linz ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Perth ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Linz ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tel Aviv ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tunis ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 The Hague ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Montreal ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Zagreb ‍–‍100 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍100 kg
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Cordoba ‍–‍100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF24611
JudoInside.com17656
Updated on 28 April 2024.

Leonardo Ribeiro Gonçalves (born 1 March 1996) is a Brazilian

judoka.[3][4][5]

Career

At the 2015 World Judo Juniors Championships, he won a silver medal in the −100 kg category.[6]

At the 2017 Pan American Judo Championships held in Panama, he won a bronze medal in the Half-heavyweight (100 kg) category. [7]

At the 2018 Pan American Judo Championships held in San José, Costa Rica, Gonçalves won his biggest title, winning a gold medal in the ‍–‍100 kg category.[8][9]

At the 2018 South American Games held in Cochabamba, Bolivia, he got the title, winning a gold medal in the 100 kg category. [10]

At the 2019 Pan American Judo Championships held in Lima, Peru, he won a silver medal in the Half-heavyweight (100 kg) category.[11]

At the 2019 World Judo Championships held in Tokyo, Japan, making his debut at the Adult World Championships, Gonçalves faced Zelym Kotsoiev, from Azerbaijan, who would later become European champion and World Championships medalist. Gonçalves was currently ranked 17th in the world and his opponent was ranked 18th in the world and had been world junior champion in 2017. Gonçalves lost in his debut.[12]

He did not participate in the 2019 Pan American Games due to an injury to his right elbow.[13]

He was unable to participate in the 2020 Summer Olympics, as Brazil's place in the 100 kg category went to Rafael Buzacarini.

He participated in the 2020 Pan American Judo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico, finishing 5th in the 100 kg category.[14]

At the 2021 Pan American Judo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico, Gonçalves won a bronze medal in the Half-heavyweight (100 kg) category. [15]

At the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, he lost in his first fight.[16]

At the 2023 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv (Grand Slam is the tournament that gives the most points in the judo ranking after the Olympic Games, the World Championships and the World Masters), Gonçalves won his first Grand Slam medal, a bronze.[17]

At the 2023 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships held in Calgary, Canada, Gonçalves was runner-up in the Half-heavyweight (−100 kg) category and won gold in the mixed team competition representing Brasil.[18][19]

At the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, he finished 5th in the 100kg category. [20] He also obtained a silver medal for participating in the mixed team modality.[21]

At the 2024 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships, he won a bronze medal.[22]

References

  1. ^ CBJ profile page 34
  2. ^ CBJ profile page 28
  3. ^ "Leonardo Gonçalves IJF Profile". IJF.org. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Leonardo Gonçalves JudoInside Profile". judoinside.com. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  5. ^ CBJ profile page 34
  6. ^ Brasil fatura duas pratas e três bronzes no Mundial Júnior de Judô
  7. ^ Estreantes brilham e Brasil leva mais seis medalhas no Pan de judô
  8. ^ "Results 2018 Pan American Judo Championships -100 kg". IJF.org. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  9. ^ Leonardo Gonçalves é ouro, e Brasil fica com sete medalhas no Pan-Americano
  10. ^ Judoca da Sogipa conquista ouro nos Jogos Sul-Americanos de Cochabamba
  11. ^ Brasil volta a dominar e sai de Lima campeão do Pan-Americano
  12. ^ Vontade e postura destemida não evitam ippon e eliminação de Leonardo Gonçalves
  13. ^ Judoca Leonardo Gonçalves é mais uma baixa brasileira no Pan 2019
  14. ^ No golden score diante de Cuba, Brasil é ouro por equipes no Pan-Americano de judô no México
  15. ^ No segundo dia de competições do Pan-Americano de judô, Rafael Macedo e Leonardo Gonçalves garantem medalhas
  16. ^ Mayra Aguiar e Rafael Buzacarini param nas oitavas no 6° dia do Mundial
  17. ^ Rafael Silva e Leo Gonçalves são bronze no Grand Slam de judô, em Tel Aviv
  18. ^ Judô gaúcho fatura quatro ouros e uma prata no Pan
  19. ^ Brasil é campeão por equipes mistas no Pan-Americano e Oceania de Judô
  20. ^ Pan 2023: veja resultados e medalhas do Brasil no dia 30/10
  21. ^ Baby batalha, mas Brasil perde para Cuba e fica com a prata nas equipes mistas do judô nos Jogos Pan-Americanos 2023
  22. ^ Beatriz Souza e Guilherme Schimidt são ouro no Pan-Americano de Judô

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