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

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Career

At the 2015 World Judo Juniors Championships, he won a silver medal in the −100 kg category. At the 2017 Pan American Judo Championships held in Panama, he won a bronze medal in the Half-heavyweight (100 kg) category. 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. At the

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held in Cochabamba, Bolivia, he got the title, winning a gold medal in the 100 kg category. At the 2019 Pan American Judo Championships held in Lima, Peru, he won a silver medal in the Half-heavyweight (100 kg) category. At the

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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. He did not participate in the

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due to an injury to his right elbow. He was unable to participate in the

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, as Brazil's place in the 100 kg category went to

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. He participated in the 2020 Pan American Judo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico, finishing 5th in the 100 kg category. At the 2021 Pan American Judo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico, Gonçalves won a bronze medal in the Half-heavyweight (100 kg) category. At the

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held in Budapest, Hungary, he lost in his first fight. 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. 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. At the

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held in Santiago, he finished 5th in the 100 kg category. He also obtained a silver medal for participating in the mixed team modality. At the 2024 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships, he won a bronze medal. 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. At the

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, he won bronze in the Mixed Team event. As of February 2025, he has won two silver medals in Grand Slams, in the 2025 Judo Grand Slam Paris and in the 2025 Judo Grand Slam Baku. At the 2025 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships, he won the gold medal, obtaining his second title in this tournament.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gonçalves, Leonardo 1996 births Living people Brazilian male judoka 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Competitors at the 2018 South American Games Judoka at the 2023 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Martial artists from São Paulo (state) Pan American Games silver medalists in judo Pan American Games judoka for Brazil Judoka at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Brazil Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil