Mário Sabino Júnior (23 September 1972 – 25 October 2019) was a Brazilian

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, who won the gold medal in the half heavyweight division (100 kg) at the

2003 Pan American Games The 2003 Pan American Games, officially the XIV Pan American Games () and commonly known as Santo Domingo 2003, were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 1 to 17, 2003. The successful bid for the Games was made in the mid-1990 ...

. In the final he defeated Canada's Nicolas Gill. He represented his native country a year later at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

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, Australia and at the

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, Greece. Sabino died at age 47 on 25 October 2019, after being shot in Bauru.

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