João Gabriel Schlittler (born 10 February 1985 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian judoka, who played for the heavyweight category.[1] In 2007, he won a silver medal for his designated category at the Pan American Games, and bronze at the World Championships, coincidentally in his home city.[2][3] Schlitter stands 1.97 metres (6 ft 5.5 in) tall and weighs 110 kilograms (243 lb). He is also currently a member of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, a famous sport club in Rio de Janeiro.
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| Full name | João Gabriel Schlittler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 February 1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +100 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Flamengo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | 7th (2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 
(2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pan American Champ. | 
(2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external databases | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IJF | 2461 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 32576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 19 November 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schlittler represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's heavyweight class (+100 kg). He reached only into the quarterfinal round, where he lost by an automatic ippon to Cuba's Óscar Brayson, who also defeated him in the gold medal match at the Pan American Games.[4] Because his opponent advanced further into the final match, Schlittler offered another shot for the bronze medal by defeating Lebanon's Rudy Hachache, with a tate shiho gatame (seven mat holds) and an ippon, in the repechage bout.[5] Unfortunately, he finished only in seventh place, after losing out the final repechage bout to six-foot and eight-inch tall French judoka Teddy Riner, who successfully scored an ippon in more than a minute.[6]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "João Schlittler". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ "Pan Am Games Roundup: Cuba wins first major team title at Pan American Games". People's Daily Online (China). 20 July 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ "GB success seals Olympic berths". BBC Sport. 15 September 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's Heavyweight (+100kg/+220 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's Heavyweight (+100kg/+220 lbs) Repechage". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's Heavyweight (+100kg/+220 lbs) Final of Repechage B". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
External links
edit- João Schlittler at the International Judo Federation
- João Schlittler at JudoInside.com
- João Schlittler at AllJudo.net (in French)
- João Schlittler at Olympics.com
- João Schlittler at Olympedia
- João Schlittler at The-Sports.org
- João Schlittler on Twitter
- Profile – UOL Esporte (in Portuguese)
- Flamengo Profile (in Portuguese)
- NBC 2008 Olympics Profile
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