Guilherme Schimidt

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]

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, 2024)
Pan American Champ. (2021, 2022, 2024)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
2023 Santiago ‍–‍81 kg
2023 Santiago Mixed team
Pan American Championships
2021 Guadalajara ‍–‍81 kg
2022 Lima ‍–‍81 kg
2022 Lima Mixed team
2023 Calgary Mixed team
2024 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍81 kg
2023 Calgary ‍–‍81 kg
World Masters
2023 Budapest ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2022 Antalya ‍–‍81 kg
2022 Budapest ‍–‍81 kg
2023 Astana ‍–‍81 kg
2024 Antalya ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2021 Zagreb ‍–‍81 kg
World Juniors Championships
2019 Marrakesh ‍–‍81 kg
Pan American Junior Championships
2019 Cali ‍–‍81 kg
Pan American Cadet Championships
2017 Cancún ‍–‍73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF36972
JudoInside.com114643
Updated on 21 May 2024

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 (Grand Slam is the tournament that gives the most points in the judo rankings after the Olympics, the World Championships and the World Masters). 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 Judo Grand Slam Astana, Schimidt won a silver medal.[15]

At 2023 Judo World Masters (second most important competition on the world judo circuit, after the World Championship), Schimidt obtained a silver medal. To reach the decision, he defeated the Olympic champion, Japanese Takanori Nagase and the ranking leader and current two-time world champion Tato Grigalashvili.[16]

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.[17]

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.[18][19]

At the 2024 Judo Grand Slam Antalya, he won a bronze medal.[20]

At the 2024 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships, he won the gold medal, becoming three-time champion of the competition.[21]

At the 2024 World Judo Championships, Schimidt, currently fourth in the world rankings in his category, won his first fight, but in the round of 16, he ended up being beaten by the Austrian Bernd Fasching by ippon.[22]

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. Guilherme Schimidt fica com a prata no Grand Slam do Cazaquistão
  16. Guilherme Schmidt é vice-campeão do Masters de judô
  17. No Canadá
  18. Baby batalha, mas Brasil perde para Cuba e fica com a prata nas equipes mistas do judô nos Jogos Pan-Americanos 2023
  19. É OURO! Guilherme Schimidt confirma favoritismo e é campeão de Judô no Pan
  20. Guilherme Schimidt conquista o bronze no Grand Slam da Turquia
  21. Beatriz Souza e Guilherme Schimidt são ouro no Pan-Americano de Judô
  22. Guilherme Schimidt decepciona e Brasil segue sem pódio no Mundial de Judô
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