Thiago Farias Monte Monteiro (; born June 15, 1981, in

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), is a Brazilian

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player. He has won several medals in single, double, and team events in the

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and currently plays for Angers Vaillante in

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. He is referred to as the next Hugo Hoyama and is currently ranked #1 player in Brazil and #21 in France.

Career

Thiago was influenced by his father, a table tennis coach. Until the age of 12 Monteiro divided his attention between table tennis and

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, where he also won two state championships. After winning his first Brazilian table tennis title in 1993, he decided to dedicate himself exclusively to table tennis. This title allowed him to compete for the South American Championships in 1995 where he won gold in the singles bringing him to the attention of the Brazilian National Team, which he joined in 1998. Thiago participated in the

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but was eliminated by Li Ching (Hong Kong) losing 4 - 1 in the second round. He also competed in the

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playing for the Brazilian

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and

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. He played in the

event at the

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. Monteiro achieved a great result at the

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, where, playing alongside Cazuo Matsumoto, he reached the quarterfinals of the doubles tournament, only being eliminated by the Korean duo, who finished with bronze. With this, they repeated the feat of Dagoberto Midosi and Ivan Severo, who, in 1954, also reached this stage in the World Championship held in Wembley, England. In singles, Monteiro's best results at the World Championships were the 2nd rounds of

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and

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. In mixed doubles, the best result was the 2nd round in

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. At the 2004

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, held in Hangzhou, China, he beat Olympic champion Seung Min Ryu, from South Korea, by 4 sets to 3 (5-11, 10-12, 11-8, 11-6, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8). Throughout his career, Monteiro won eight medals at the Pan American Games: four gold, one silver and three bronze. He participated in 5 editions of the competition, between 1999 and 2015. In singles, he obtained a silver in 2003 and two bronzes in 2007 and 2015: he also obtained gold in doubles in 2003 and four medals for the Brazilian team, 3 golds and 1 silver. At the

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, Monteiro won silver and singles in 2017 and bronze in singles in 2018, in addition to three gold medals for the Brazilian team in 2017, 2018 and 2019. He participated in the

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in 2002, 2006, 2014 and 2018. In 2002 he won four gold medals. In 2006 she won 2 gold medals in doubles and for the Brazilian team and silver in mixed doubles. In 2014, gold in doubles and silver for the Brazilian team. In 2018, gold for the Brazilian team.Brasil conquista dois ouros no tênis de mesa na Bolívia
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