Guilherme Toldo

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|09|01|df=yes}}

| birth_place =Porto Alegre, Brazil

| weapon = foil

| hand = left-handed

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Guilherme Toldo (born 1 September 1992) is a Brazilian fencer.[http://www.london2012.com/athlete/toldo-guilherme-1089837/ London2012.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404090356/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/toldo-guilherme-1089837/ |date=2013-04-04 }} At the 2016 Summer Olympics he competed in the Men's foil, being defeated in the quarter-finals, obtaining the best male result in Brazil in fencing of all time.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/2012/athletes/43780609-c046-415c-8afe-f25bf869d60a|title= Guilherme Toldo|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=11 September 2012}}[https://globoesporte.globo.com/olimpiadas/esgrima/noticia/2016/08/toldo-cai-nas-quartas-mas-iguala-o-melhor-resultado-da-esgrima-brasileira.html Toldo cai nas quartas, mas iguala o melhor resultado da esgrima brasileira]

Career

At the age of 19, Toldo participated in the 2011 Pan American Games, where he won a bronze medal in the individual foil, as well as another bronze in teams.[https://pan.uol.com.br/2011/ultimas-noticias/2011/10/25/guilherme-toldo-perde-na-semi-para-norte-americano-e-fica-com-o-bronze-na-esgrima.htm Guilherme Toldo perde na semi para norte-americano e fica com o bronze na esgrima][http://arquivo.esporte.gov.br/index.php/132-noticias-pan-2011/37234-equipe-de-florete-garante-segundo-bronze-brasileiro-na-esgrima-do-pan Equipe de florete garante segundo bronze brasileiro na esgrima no Pan]

Toldo debuted at the Olympic Games at the age of 19. At the 2012 Olympic Games, he won his first match against Moroccan Lahoussine Ali 15-6. But in the second fight, facing the American Race Imboden, 5th best in the world, he was eliminated by 15-5.[https://placar.com.br/esporte/termina-o-sonho-olimpico-do-esgrimista-brasileiro-guilherme-toldo/ Termina o sonho olímpico do esgrimista brasileiro Guilherme Toldo]

At the 2014 Pan American Fencing Championships, Toldo won a bronze medal in individual foil and another bronze in the team.[https://www.surtoolimpico.com.br/2014/06/brasil-termina-panamericano-de-esgrima.html Brasil termina Pan 2014 com uma prata e quatro bronzes]

At the 2015 Pan American Games, Toldo won a silver medal in Men's team foil.[https://www.cob.org.br/pt/galerias/noticias/guilherme-toldo-leva-o-bronze-no-florete-da-esgrima-nos-jogos-panamericanos-santiago-2023/ Guilherme Toldo leva o bronze no florete da esgrima nos Jogos Pan-americanos Santiago 2023][https://ge.globo.com/jogos-pan-americanos/noticia/2015/07/brasil-perde-para-os-eua-e-fecha-pan-com-cinco-medalhas-na-esgrima.html Brasil perde para os EUA e fecha Pan com cinco medalhas na esgrima]

At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Toldo had a historic campaign, winning three fights and reaching the quarterfinals, obtaining the best result in Brazilian men's fencing of all time. Number 66 in the world ranking, Toldo, after overcoming René Pranz in the 1st round, and the current world champion and silver medalist in Beijing 2008, Yuki Ota, in the 2nd round, competed in the round of 16 against Cheung Ka Long, from Hong Kong, and surprised once again to advance to the quarterfinals, beating the 20th best fencer in the world in the individual foil category by 15 to 10. In the quarterfinals, he faced the Italian Daniele Garozzo, number 11 in the world, being eliminated by 15-8. Garozzo ended up being the gold medalist at this Olympics.[https://extra.globo.com/esporte/rio-2016/guilherme-toldo-perde-para-italiano-nas-quartas-de-final-da-esgrima-mas-faz-historia-na-rio-2016-19872985.html Guilherme Toldo perde para italiano nas quartas de final da esgrima, mas faz história na Rio-2016][https://www.terra.com.br/esportes/jogos-olimpicos/2016/guilherme-toldo-bate-20-melhor-do-mundo-e-esta-nas-quartas-de-final,df18f6a29aacb34d20056022b982d81fghz9degu.html Guilherme Toldo bate 20º melhor do mundo e vai às quartas][https://www.mg.superesportes.com.br/app/noticias/especiais/olimpiadas/jogos2016/jogos2016-noticias/2016/08/07/noticia-jogos2016,342616/guilherme-toldo-para-nas-quartas-mas-iguala-melhor-desempenho-do-brasil-na-esgrima.shtml Guilherme Toldo para nas quartas, mas iguala melhor desempenho do Brasil na esgrima]

At the 2019 World Fencing Championships, Toldo, 26th in the world, debuted by defeating the Japanese Takahiro Shikine, 19th in the world, by 15-13. In the second round, he defeated the American Nick Itkin, 11th in the world , by 15-14. He reached the round of 16, and, facing the Korean Lee Kwang-hyun, 17th in the world, Toldo opened 13-10 in the match, but was eliminated by 15-14, finishing 15th in the tournament.[https://www.surtoolimpico.com.br/2019/07/mundial-de-esgrima-2019-dia-6-toldo.html Mundial de Esgrima 2019: Toldo chega as oitavas no florete][https://ge.globo.com/esgrima/noticia/em-duelo-parelho-guilherme-toldo-vence-japones-e-avanca-no-torneio-de-florete-do-mundial.ghtml Guilherme Toldo vence duas no sufoco e vai às oitavas do florete do Mundial de Budapeste][https://www.lance.com.br/mais-esportes/guilherme-toldo-sofre-virada-despede-mundial-esgrima.html Guilherme Toldo sofre virada e se despede do Mundial de esgrima]

At the 2019 Pan American Games, Toldo won a silver medal in Men's team foil.[https://www.cob.org.br/pt/galerias/noticias/guilherme-toldo-leva-o-bronze-no-florete-da-esgrima-nos-jogos-panamericanos-santiago-2023/ Guilherme Toldo leva o bronze no florete da esgrima nos Jogos Pan-americanos Santiago 2023][https://www.lance.com.br/mais-esportes/pan-2019/brasil-perde-mas-fica-com-prata-por-equipes-esgrima-florete.html Brasil perde, mas fica com a prata por equipes na esgrima, no florete]

In the 2019 Pan American Fencing Championships he won a silver in the individual competition and bronze in the team.[http://rededoesporte.gov.br/pt-br/noticias/brasil-encerra-o-campeonato-pan-americano-de-esgrima-com-quatro-medalhas Brasil encerra o Campeonato Pan-americano de esgrima com quatro medalhas]

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Toldo, now world No. 17, debuted in the individual foil against Toshiya Saito, world No. 27. After Toldo's blade broke at the beginning of the fight, and several challenges from Toldo about the refereeing (the equipment that recorded the touches had problems), the Brazilian ended up being eliminated by 15 to 10.[http://rededoesporte.gov.br/pt-br/noticias/guilherme-toldo-e-superado-na-chave-de-32-e-se-despede-de-toquio Guilherme Toldo é superado na chave de 32 e se despede de Tóquio]{{Cite web|title=Guilherme Toldo avança no Grand Prix de Florete e garante vaga em Tóquio-2020 - Surto Olímpico|url=https://www.surtoolimpico.com.br/2021/03/guilherme-toldo-avanca-no-grand-prix-de.html|access-date=2021-04-08|website=www.surtoolimpico.com.br}}{{Cite web|title=Fencing TOLDO Guilherme|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/fencing/athlete-profile-n1341999-toldo-guilherme.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-08-23|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|language=en-us|archive-date=2021-08-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823003830/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/fencing/athlete-profile-n1341999-toldo-guilherme.htm}}

At the 2023 Pan American Fencing Championships, held in June, in Lima, Peru, Toldo obtained a bronze medal in the individual foil, being his third individual medal in that tournament throughout his career.[https://olympics.com/pt/noticias/nathalie-moellhausen-guilherme-toldo-bronze-pan-esgrima Nathalie Moellhausen, Guilherme Toldo e Karina Trois conquistam o bronze no Pan de Esgrima 2023]

At the 2023 Pan American Games, he obtained his second individual bronze at Pans, in addition to obtaining a medal in the team modality for the fourth time, a bronze. With this, Toldo became the biggest Brazilian fencing medalist at the Pan-American Games. He has six, one more than swordsman Arthur Cramer Ribeiro, who holds the country's only gold in the sport, in Winnipeg 1967.[https://www.cob.org.br/pt/galerias/noticias/guilherme-toldo-leva-o-bronze-no-florete-da-esgrima-nos-jogos-panamericanos-santiago-2023/ Guilherme Toldo leva o bronze no florete da esgrima nos Jogos Pan-americanos Santiago 2023][https://olimpiadatododia.com.br/santiago-2023/554473-guilherme-toldo-esgrima-pan/ Bronze por equipes coloca Toldo na história do Brasil no Pan]