Guilherme Schimidt
Personal information
Born (2000-11-06) 6 November 2000
OccupationJudoka
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍81 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.R16 (2022)
Pan American Champ. (2021, 2022)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Mixed team
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Guadalajara ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Lima ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Lima Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Calgary Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Calgary ‍–‍81 kg
World Masters
Silver medal – second place 2023 Budapest ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2022 Antalya ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Astana ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2021 Zagreb ‍–‍81 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Marrakesh ‍–‍81 kg
Pan American Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Cali ‍–‍81 kg
Pan American Cadet Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Cancún ‍–‍73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF36972
JudoInside.com114643
Updated on 1 November 2023.

Guilherme César Schimidt (born 6 November 2000 in Brasília) is a Brazilian judoka. He currently ranks 4th in the International Judo Federation world ranking in the under-81kg category.[2][3]

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.[4]

In 2019, Schimidt was a bronze medalist at the World Junior Championships, held in Morocco.[5]

At the 2021 Pan American Judo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico, he won his first title in the Half-middleweight (81 kg) category. [6]

On 25 September 2021, Schimidt won his first medal on the IJF World Tour 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.[7]

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.[8]

At the 2022 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships held in Lima, Peru, became two-time champion of the Half-middleweight (81 kg) category and won the gold in mixed teams. [9][10]

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, from Azerbaijan.[11]

Schimidt participated in the 2021, 2022 and 2023 World Judo Championships.[12][13][14]

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.[15]

At the 2023 Pan American Games 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.[16][17]

References

  1. ↑ CBJ profile page 28
  2. ↑ "World ranking list".
  3. ↑ CBJ profile page 31
  4. ↑ Das dificuldades ao ouro: Guilherme Schmidt brilha no Grand Slam de Judô e se firma como esperança para Paris
  5. ↑ "Guilherme Schimidt (81kg) fatura o bronze no terceiro dia do Mundial Júnior, em Marraquexe". CBJ.
  6. ↑ Brasil conquista mais sete pódios e é campeão geral do Campeonato Pan-Americano de Guadalajara
  7. ↑ "Após vencer três combates, o meio-médio Guilherme Schimidt, do Minas Tênis Clube, conquistou sua primeira medalha no circuito mundial da FIJ" (in Portuguese). Agenda Olímpica. 26 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Guilherme Schmidt conquista o ouro e Maria Portela, o bronze, no Grand Slam de Antalya" (in Portuguese). Globo.com. 2 April 2022.
  9. ↑ Judô: Brasil fecha Pan Americano da modalidade no 1º lugar geral
  10. ↑ Brasil vence Cuba e leva ouro por equipes do Pan de judô
  11. ↑ "Guilherme Schmidt bate campeão mundial e leva o ouro no Grand Slam de Judô, na Hungria" (in Portuguese). Lance!. 9 July 2022.
  12. ↑ Ketleyn Quadros perde nas oitavas do Mundial de judô
  13. ↑ Ketleyn Quadros e Guilherme Schimidt param nas oitavas do Mundial
  14. ↑ Com 5°lugar no Mundial, Ketleyn Quadros volta aos Jogos Olímpicos em Tóquio
  15. ↑ No Canadá
  16. ↑ Baby batalha, mas Brasil perde para Cuba e fica com a prata nas equipes mistas do judô nos Jogos Pan-Americanos 2023
  17. ↑ É OURO! Guilherme Schimidt confirma favoritismo e é campeão de Judô no Pan
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