Gustavo Tsuboi
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 Tsuboi at the 2017 ITTF World Tour German Open, Magdeburg, Germany. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 31, 1985 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gustavo Tsuboi (born 31 May 1985, São Paulo) is a table tennis player from Brazil, he won three medals in double and team events in the Pan American Games.[1][2] Along with Hugo Hoyama and Thiago Monteiro, Tsuboi was part of the winning team at the 2007 Pan American Games and 2011 Pan American Games.[3]
Tsuboi won the gold medal at the inaugural 2011 Latin American Cup held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil after defeating Paraguay's Marcelo Aguirre 4–0.[4] Tsuboi competed in table tennis at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[5]
Career[]
2021[]
In March, Tsuboi played in WTT Doha. In the WTT Star Contender event, he had a high-profile 3-0 upset over Koki Niwa in the round of 32.[6]
2020 Olympic Games[]
At the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Tsuboi, 37th in the world, by defeating Nigerian Quadri Aruna (21st in the world ranking), became the 3rd Brazilian in history to reach the round of 16 in the Olympics. The feat had only been achieved by Hugo Hoyama (Atlanta-1996) and Hugo Calderano (Rio 2016).[7]
References[]
- ^ Gustavo Tsuboi - Uol Pan 2007
- ^ Gustavo Tsuboi - ITTF Stats Bio Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UOL Esporte (Pan 2007). "Brasileiros (Tênis de Mesa)".
- ^ "Gustavo Tsuboi Turns the Tables, Extracts Revenge and Secures Gold". ITTF. March 19, 2011. Archived from the original on December 16, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ^ "Gustavo Tsuboi Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ^ "Top 6 Storylines Following Round of 32 At WTT Star Contender". edgesandnets.com. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ^ Igualando marcas e construindo recordes: tênis de mesa do Brasil busca vitórias por dia histórico
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