Bruno Silva Mendonca (born 4 April 1985 in

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) is a Brazilian

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. He won the gold medal in the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

in the Lightweight category of the Judo. He competed in the men's 73 kg event at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

; after defeating Fred Yannick Uwase in the second round, he was eliminated by

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in the third round.

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* * 1985 births Living people Olympic judoka for Brazil Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Brazilian male judoka Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in judo South American Games bronze medalists for Brazil South American Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 2011 Pan American Games Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Santos, São Paulo 21st-century Brazilian people 20th-century Brazilian people {{Brazil-judo-bio-stub