Leonardo Goncalves Judoka

Leonardo Goncalves

Country:Brazil
Born:1 March 1996 (23 years)
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Brazilian judoka Leonardo Goncalves won silver at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Abu Dhabi. He took a bronze medal at the Grand Prix in Tunis in 2018. He took a bronze medal at the Grand Prix in The Hague in 2018. Leonardo Goncalves (BRA) was number 1 of the IJF World Ranking for juniors U100kg in 2016. He took silver at the Pan American Championship in 2019 in Lima. He took a bronze medal at the Grand Prix in Montreal. World Mixed team bronze in Tokyo in 2019.

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Egyptian Ramadan Darwish signs for fifth Grand Prix gold

8 Jul 2019 00:30

The final of the Grand Prix in Montreal opposed top seed Ramadan Darwish (EGY) and Shady EL Nahas (CAN), who produced an incredible performance in the semi-final when he threw with a massive o-goshi, world bronze medallist Karl-Richard Frey (GER) for ippon. Read more

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Peter Paltchik wins back-to-back IJF gold

19 Nov 2018 11:40

Peter Paltchik of Israel took U100kg gold to extend his winning run to nine consecutive contests on the IJF World Judo Tour. Abu Dhabi Grand Slam winner Paltchik has excelled this year and moved closer to the leading judoka in the category with a blistering display on Sunday. World number 36 Sviryd claimed his first IJF medal despite going over after 89 seconds of golden score from a seoi-nage before both men shared a lengthy embrace. Read more

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Cuba takes five golds at Pan American Championships

22 Apr 2018 12:45

Cuba became the somewhat surprising winner at the Pan American Championships this weekend in San Jose. With five gold medals and three times silver the Cuban team overclassed the other strong nations such as Brazil and Canada. Still Canada took three gold medals and couldn’t complain. Read more

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Benjamin Fletcher captures first ever World Tour gold for Ireland

21 Jan 2018 19:25

The switch to Ireland delivered a payout on Sunday at the last day of the Grand Prix in Tunis when Benjamin Fletcher claimed the gold medal U100kg. He is the only man for Ireland ever to take a victory in any World Cup. Only Lisa Kearney had won four World Cups in the past, but never a gold medal in the IJF World Tour. Read more

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Team Gold for Japanese juniors at Superdesafio in Brazil

8 May 2016 22:00

The Mother's Day celebrations for the international juniors were on the mat of the CBJ Training Center in Lauro de Freitas, and ended with Japan with gold at the Superdesafio, International Cup Selections, a team event for international juniors. Read more