Leonardo Ribeiro Gonçalves (born 1 March 1996) is a Brazilian judoka.[3][4][1]
Career
editAt the 2015 World Judo Juniors Championships, he won a silver medal in the −100 kg category.[5]
At the 2017 Pan American Judo Championships held in Panama, he won a bronze medal in the Half-heavyweight (100 kg) category.[6]
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.[7][8]
At the 2018 South American Games held in Cochabamba, Bolivia, he got the title, winning a gold medal in the 100 kg category.[9]
At the 2019 Pan American Judo Championships held in Lima, Peru, he won a silver medal in the Half-heavyweight (100 kg) category.[10]
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.[11]
He did not participate in the 2019 Pan American Games due to an injury to his right elbow.[12]
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.[13]
At the 2021 Pan American Judo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico, Gonçalves won a bronze medal in the Half-heavyweight (100 kg) category.[14]
At the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, he lost in his first fight.[15]
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.[16]
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.[17][18]
At the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, he finished 5th in the 100 kg category.[19] He also obtained a silver medal for participating in the mixed team modality.[20]
At the 2024 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships, he won a bronze medal.[21]
At the 2024 World Judo Championship, Gonçalves debuted against the current world champion, Arman Adamian, from Russia, scoring a waza-ari. But, later, the opponent managed to project the Brazilian twice to turn the score around and win the fight.[22]
References
edit- ^ a b CBJ profile page 34
- ^ CBJ profile page 28
- ^ "Leonardo Gonçalves IJF Profile". IJF.org. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Leonardo Gonçalves JudoInside Profile". judoinside.com. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ Conteúdo, Estadão (26 October 2015). "Brasil fatura duas pratas e três bronzes no Mundial Júnior de Judô". Hoje em Dia.
- ^ Estreantes brilham e Brasil leva mais seis medalhas no Pan de judô
- ^ "Results 2018 Pan American Judo Championships -100 kg". IJF.org. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Leonardo Gonçalves é ouro, e Brasil fica com sete medalhas no Pan-Americano". ge. 22 April 2018.
- ^ "Judoca da Sogipa conquista ouro nos Jogos Sul-Americanos de Cochabamba". GZH. 30 May 2018.
- ^ Rossi, André (27 April 2019). "Brasil volta a dominar e sai de Lima campeão do Pan-Americano". Olimpíada Todo Dia.
- ^ Cunha, Gustavo. "Vontade e postura destemida não evitam ippon e eliminação de Leonardo Gonçalves". Rede do Esporte.
- ^ "Judoca Leonardo Gonçalves é mais uma baixa brasileira no Pan 2019". Record. 26 July 2019.
- ^ "No golden score diante de Cuba, Brasil é ouro por equipes no Pan-Americano de judô no México". ge. 22 November 2020.
- ^ Softwares, isDesign. "No segundo dia de competições do Pan-Americano de judô, Rafael Macedo e Leonardo Gonçalves garantem medalhas | Notícias". Sogipa.
- ^ Brasil, Comitê Olímpico do. "Mayra Aguiar e Rafael Buzacarini param nas oitavas no 6° dia d..." Comitê Olímpico do Brasil.
- ^ "Rafael Silva e Leo Gonçalves são bronze no Grand Slam de judô, em Tel Aviv". ge. 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Judô gaúcho fatura quatro ouros e uma prata no Pan – FGJ".
- ^ "Brasil é campeão por equipes mistas no Pan-Americano e Oceania de Judô". CBJ | Confederação Brasileira de Judô.
- ^ "Pan 2023: veja resultados e medalhas do Brasil no dia 30/10". ge. 31 October 2023.
- ^ Baby batalha, mas Brasil perde para Cuba e fica com a prata nas equipes mistas do judô nos Jogos Pan-Americanos 2023
- ^ "Beatriz Souza e Guilherme Schimidt são ouro no Pan-Americano de Judô". ge. 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Brasileiros param nas eliminatórias no quinto dia do Mundial de judô". CBJ | Confederação Brasileira de Judô.
External links
edit- Leonardo Gonçalves at the International Judo Federation
- Leonardo Gonçalves at JudoInside.com
- Leonardo Gonçalves at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Leonardo Gonçalves at The-Sports.org
