Victor Penalber

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Victor Penalber
Judoka
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Sport
Country Brazil
SportJudo
Weight class–81 kg
ClubInstituto Reação
Coached byGeraldo Bernardes
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2016)
World Champ.Bronze (2015)
Pan American Champ. (2008, 2013, 2014,
( 2015)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Brazil
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Budapest Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Astana ‍–‍81 kg
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto ‍–‍81 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Miami ‍–‍73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 San José ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Guayaquil ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Edmonton ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Havana ‍–‍81 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tyumen ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2012 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tyumen ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Tokyo ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Paris ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Paris ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2012 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Qingdao ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tbilisi ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cancún ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Cancún ‍–‍81 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Bangkok ‍–‍73 kg
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shenzhen ‍–‍81 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF3944
JudoInside.com46400
Updated on 3 July 2023.

Victor Rodrigues Penalber de Oliveira (born 22 May 1990) is a Brazilian

judoka.[2]

Career

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Penalber started to practice judo at the age of four. He studied and trained at Universidade Gama Filho,

seoi-nage.[4]

His first success was the gold medal at the 2008 Pan American Judo Championships at the 73 kg class; he won again in 2013 in the 81 kg class. At the 2008 World Judo Teams Championship in

tested positive for furosemide and was suspended for two years.[5]

Penalber competed at the 2013 World Judo Championships held in his home town, and lost his third bout to the eventual gold medalist Loïc Pietri. He won bronze medals at the 2015 World Judo Championships and 2015 Pan American Games.[6]

Penalber competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 81 kg event, in which he was eliminated in the third round by Sergiu Toma.[7][8]

Personal life

Wrestler Giullia Penalber is his sister. She also competed in judo before switching to freestyle wrestling.

References

  1. ^ Victor Rodrigues Penalber de Oliveira. cbj.com.br
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Victor Penalber". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Entrev01set08". www.judoinforme.com. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Victor Rodrigues Penalber de Oliveira | CBJ". CBJ | Brasil. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Folha de S.Paulo – Esporte – Após doping, jovem volta e faz sombra a Guilheiro – 27/10/2012". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  6. ^ Victor Penalber. judoinside.com
  7. ^ "Victor Penalber". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Men's -81 kg - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.

External links

Media related to Victor Penalber at Wikimedia Commons

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