Felipe Kitadai (born July 28, 1989) is a

judoka is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...

from

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. He won a

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at the 2012 Olympics and a gold at 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, ...

. He also won

gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...

s six consecutive times in the Pan American Games Judo Championships: at 2011 Guadalaraja, 2012 Montreal, 2013 San José, 2014 Guayaquil, 2015 Edmonton and 2016 Havana.

Judo career

Kitadai was born in

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

, Brazil, and is a member of the athletic club Barueri in São Paulo and the club Sogipa. He is coached on the Brazil national team by

Luis Shinohara Luis Juniti Shinohara (born August 29, 1954) is a retired judoka from Brazil, who won a total number of three medals at the Pan American Games during his career. He also competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics ...

and Mario Tsutsui. In 2009, Kitadai, who is

Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

, won a

in the

2009 Maccabiah Games The 18th Maccabiah Games ( he, המכביה ה-18 ישראל תשס"ט), were held in July 2009. According to the organizing committee these were the largest games held yet. These Games were the world's fifth-largest sporting event, behind the Ol ...

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

, Israel, at U60, beating American

Lindsey Durlacher Lindsey Durlacher (September 14, 1974 – June 4, 2011) was an American Greco-Roman wrestler whose career highlight was a bronze medal at the 2006 FILA Wrestling World Championships at 121 pounds. He was among the most accomplished ...

along the way. In 2010, he came in second in the

Pan American Judo Championships The Pan American Judo Championships are continental judo Championships organized by the Pan American Judo Confederation since 2009. Previous championships were organized by the Panamerican Judo Union. From 2022 they are renamed to Pan American-O ...

in San Salvador, and won the World Cup Rome, both at U60. In 2011, Kitadai won the

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, the 5th International Military Sports Council (CISM)

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Teams in

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, and the

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in Guadalajara, all at U60. In 2012, he won the

in Montreal at U60. On July 28, 2012, his 23rd birthday, Kitadai won a bronze medal in the under 60 kg category at the

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. He won by beating Davaadorjiin Tömörkhüleg and

Eisa Majrashi Eisa Majrashi (born 19 July 1986, Jeddah) is a Saudi Arabian judoka who competes in the men's 60 kg category. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was defeated in the third round by Felipe Kitadai Felipe Kitadai (born July 28, 1989) is a judo ...

before losing to

Rishod Sobirov Rishod Sobirov (born 11 September 1986) is an Uzbek judoka. He won the bronze medal in the Men's 60 kg at the 2008 Summer Olympics and two World Judo Championships in 2010 and 2011, making him the current number one in the International Judo Fed ...

. Because Sobirov reached the semifinals, Kitadai was entered into the repechage. In the repechage, he beat Choi Gwang-Hyeon and then Elio Verde to win the bronze medal. He carried the medal everywhere. On July 30, he damaged the ribbon and dented the medal when he dropped it in the shower. The

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issued him a new medal at the request of the

Brazilian Olympic Committee The Brazilian Olympic Committee or BOC ( pt, Comitê Olímpico do Brasil – COB) is the highest authority in Brazilian sport and the governing body of Brazilian Olympic sport. It was officially founded on June 8, 1914, but World War I cause ...

. The medal reportedly contains only $4.71 worth of metal. In 2013, Kitadai won the

in San Jose, and the World Military Championships in

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, both at U60. He participated at the 2016 Olympics, beating

Walide Khyar Walide Khyar (born 9 June 1995) is a French judoka. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 60 kg event, in which he was eliminated in the second round by Felipe Kitadai. In 2021, he won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 ...

and Tobias Englmaier before losing to

Orkhan Safarov Orkhan Safarov (born 10 August 1991) is an Azerbaijanis, Azerbaijani judoka. He won the bronze at the 2013 World Judo Championships in the category 2013 World Judo Championships – Men's 60 kg, –60 kg. In 2021, he competed in the men's 66&nb ...

. Because Safarov reached the semifinals, Kitadai was entered into the repechage where he lost to

Diyorbek Urozboev Diyorbek Urozboev (born 17 August 1993) is an Uzbekistani judoka. He won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Biography In 2011, he took third place at the Masters Bremen tournament among participants under the age ...

in his first match.

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2012 Olympics Athletes profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kitadai, Felipe Brazilian people of Japanese descent Judoka at the 2011 Pan American Games Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka of Brazil Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil Living people 1989 births Sportspeople from São Paulo Olympic medalists in judo Place of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Brazilian Jews Jewish sportspeople Jewish martial artists Competitors at the 2009 Maccabiah Games Maccabiah Games bronze medalists for Brazil Brazilian male judoka Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 2015 Pan American Games Maccabiah Games medalists in judo Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games

Judo career

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