Leandro da Cunha (born October 13, 1980) is a male judoka from

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. He won the gold medal in the Half-lightweight (<66 kg) division 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, ...

in Guadalajara,

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

and the silver medal in the

World Judo Championships The World Judo Championships are the highest level of international judo competition, along with the Judo at the Summer Olympics, Olympic judo competition. The championships are held once every year (except the years when the Olympics take place ...

twice (2010 and 2011).

References

2012 Olympics Athletes profile

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* * Judoka at the 2011 Pan American Games Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka of Brazil Living people 1980 births Brazilian male judoka Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in judo Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 21st-century Brazilian people 20th-century Brazilian people {{Brazil-judo-bio-stub