Guilherme César Schimidt (born 6 November 2000 in
Brasília) is a Brazilian
judoka
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. He currently ranks 4th in the
International Judo Federation world ranking in the under-81kg category.
Career
Schmidt was born and raised in Brasília. He suffered from financial problems during his journey to becoming a professional. Sometimes he even campaigned on social media to raise money and be able to compete in certain competitions. He managed to overcome the adversities at the beginning of his career to become one of the main Brazilian judokas.
In 2019, Schimidt was a bronze medalist at the
World Junior Championships, held in Morocco.
At the
2021 Pan American Judo Championships
The 2021 Pan American Judo Championships was a judo event which took place in Guadalajara, Mexico, from 15 to 16 April 2021.
Medal table
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Women's events
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held in Guadalajara, Mexico, he won his first title in the Half-middleweight (81 kg) category.
On 25 September 2021, Schimidt won his first medal on the
IJF World Tour
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The IJF World Tour consists of the annual World Judo Championships, World Championships and Judo World Masters, World Masters, a serie ...
by placing second in the
Zagreb Grand Prix (Croatia), in the 81 kg category. He won three matches and lost the final to the Georgian
Tato Grigalashvili
Tato Grigalashvili (born 1 December 1999) is a Georgian judoka. He won the silver medal in the men's 81 kg at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. He is also a two-time gold medalist in his event at the European Judo Cha ...
.
On 1 April 2022, Schimidt won the gold medal in the 81 kg category of the
Antalya Grand Slam. In the final, he defeated
Vedat Albayrak, from Turkey.
At the
2022 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships
The 2022 Pan American Judo Championships were held in Lima, Peru from 15 to 17 April 2022. This edition of the Pan American Judo Championships was combined with the Oceania Judo Championships.
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held in Lima, Peru, became two-time champion of the Half-middleweight (81 kg) category and won the gold in mixed teams.
On 8 July 2022, Schimidt won the gold medal in the 81 kg category of the
Budapest Grand Slam by defeating 2018 world champion
Saeid Mollaei
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, from Azerbaijan.
Schimidt participated in the
2021
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2022
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and
2023
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World Judo Championships.
At the
2023 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships held in Calgary, Canada, Schimidt won two medals: he was runner-up in the Half-middleweight (−81 kg) division and won the gold in mixed teams.
At the
2023 Pan American Games
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he obtained his greatest title when he won the gold medal in the
Half-middleweight (−81 kg) division, in addition to also obtaining silver in the Brazilian
mixed team.
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Minas Tênis Clube judo team
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Living people
2000 births
Brazilian male judoka
21st-century Brazilian people
Judoka at the 2023 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil
Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil
Sportspeople from Brasília