Leandro Guilheiro

Leandro Marques Guilheiro (born August 7, 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) August 7, 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)
Profile at external databases
IJF431
JudoInside.com26458
Updated on 25 October 2022.

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