Leandro Guilheiro

Leandro Marques Guilheiro (born 7 August 1983) is a Brazilian male judoka. He won the bronze medal in the lightweight (‍–‍73 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He became the first Brazilian judoka to win medals at two consecutive Olympic Games. Guilheiro plays a classical style of judo fighting in an upright stance and using techniques such as uchi mata, ippon seoi nage, morate seoi nage and o soto gari. He has done modeling work in Brazil.[1]

Leandro Guilheiro
Personal information
Birth nameLeandro Marques Guilheiro
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1983-08-07) 7 August 1983
Suzano, Brazil
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportJudo
Weight class–73 kg, –81 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Silver (2010)
Pan American Champ. (2009, 2011, 2012)
Olympic GamesBronze (2004, 2008)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing ‍–‍73 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Tokyo ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paris ‍–‍81 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍73 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Buenos Aires ‍–‍73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Montreal ‍–‍81 kg
World Masters
Silver medal – second place 2011 Baku ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2010 Paris ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Tokyo ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Tokyo ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Tokyo ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2010 Tunis ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Baku ‍–‍81 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Jeju ‍–‍73 kg
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Mungyeong Men's team
Profile at external databases
IJF431
JudoInside.com26458
Updated on 30 May 2023.

References
  1. 2004 Olympics profile


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