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Flávio Vianna de Ulhôa Canto (born April 16, 1975 in Oxford, England) is a Brazilian judoka who competed in Men's 81 kg Judo. He won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1] He is founder and president of the Instituto Reação, and also presenter of the TV shows Corujão do Esporte on TV Globo and Sensei on SportTV.

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Flávio Canto

Personal information
Born	(1975-04-16) 16 April 1975 (age 47)
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–81 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	5th (2010)
Pan American Champ.	(1997, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010)
Olympic Games	(2004)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Brazil Olympic Games 2004 Athens –81 kg Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo –81 kg 1999 Winnipeg –81 kg 1995 Mara del Plata –78 kg Pan American Championships 1997 Guadalajara –78 kg 1999 Montevideo –81 kg 2003 Salvador –81 kg 2004 Isla Margarita –81 kg 2006 Buenos Aires –81 kg 2010 San Salvador –81 kg 2009 Buenos Aires –81 kg 1996 San Juan –78 kg 1998 Santo Domingo –81 kg 2002 Santo Domingo –81 kg IJF Grand Slam 2010 Rio de Janeiro –81 kg 2010 Moscow –81 kg South American Games 2002 Rio de Janeiro –81 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	2074
JudoInside.com	676
Updated on 25 October 2022.

Biography

Flavio Canto was born in Oxford, England, where his father had a doctorate in nuclear physics. At two years old he came to Brazil and started Judo at fourteen. Despite starting Judo at a relatively advanced age, he was still able to compete at the national level in only five years. He married actress and presenter Fiorella Mattheis in 2013, divorcing in 2014.

Judo career

Flávio Canto was selected in national team for the first time in 1995 when he won the bronze medal at the Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. In 1996 he got the 7th place at the Olympics in Atlanta and in 1999 was silver medalist in the Pan American Games in Winnipeg (Canada). He missed Sydney Olympic games qualification in 2000. He was Panam Games champion in 2003 in Santo Domingo. In 2004, in Athens, he eventually got the bronze olympic medal. World Ranking Leader U81kg in 2010 he retired from competition in 2012.

Instituto Reação social project

In 2003 Flávio Canto created Instituto Reação, a non-governmental organization that promotes human development and social inclusion through sports and education, promoting judo from the sport initiation to a level of high performance. Instituto Reação works in low-income communities in Rio de Janeiro including Rocinha, Pequena Cruzada, Cidade de Deus and Tubiacanga. The Institute serves about 1,000 children and young people between 4 and 25 years old and has played a prominent role in competitions, including having helped train the current Olympic and world junior judo champion, Rafaela Silva Lopes.

References

External links

• Flávio Canto at the International Judo Federation
• Flávio Canto at JudoInside.com
• Flávio Canto at Olympedia
• Flávio Canto at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)
• Flávio Canto at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Fightland - Inside Instituto Reação Flavio Canto's social project in Rio de Janeiro Vice Media
• (in Portuguese) Profile
• (in Portuguese) Blog do Flávio Canto
• (in Portuguese) Instituto Reação

На других языках

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- [en] Flávio Canto

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[fr] Flávio Canto

Flávio Canto (né le 16 avril 1975 à Oxford) est un judoka brésilien. Il participe aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1996 et aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2004. En 2004, il combat dans la catégorie des poids mi-moyens et remporte la médaille de bronze de la compétition[1]. Il monte également sur plusieurs podiums lors des jeux panaméricains.

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[it] Flávio Canto

Flávio Vianna de Ulhôa Canto (Oxford, 16 aprile 1975) è un ex judoka brasiliano.

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[ru] Канту, Флавиу

Флавиу Канту (исп. Flávio Vianna de Ulhôa Canto; род. 16 апреля 1975, Оксфорд) — бразильский дзюдоист, чемпион Бразилии, чемпион и призёр Панамериканских чемпионатов и Панамериканских игр, бронзовый призёр летних Олимпийских игр 2004 года в Афинах, участник двух Олимпиад.

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