Gustavo Tsuboi

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]

Gustavo Tsuboi
Tsuboi at the 2017 ITTF World Tour German Open, Magdeburg, Germany.
Personal information
Nationality Brazil
Born (1985-05-31) May 31, 1985
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Brazil
Pan-American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Singles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Team
Latin American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Santo Domingo Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Santo Domingo Singles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Santo Domingo Mixed Doubles
Latin American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2011 Rio de Janeiro Singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Havana Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Santo Domingo Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Asuncion Singles

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
  1. Gustavo Tsuboi - Uol Pan 2007
  2. Gustavo Tsuboi - ITTF Stats Bio Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  3. UOL Esporte (Pan 2007). "Brasileiros (Tênis de Mesa)".
  4. "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.
  5. "Gustavo Tsuboi Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  6. "Top 6 Storylines Following Round of 32 At WTT Star Contender". edgesandnets.com. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  7. Igualando marcas e construindo recordes: tênis de mesa do Brasil busca vitórias por dia histórico


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