TOLDO Guilherme

Personal Information

Occupation Athlete

Languages English, Italian, Portuguese

License number 01091992004

Club Gremio Nautico Uniao

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Sport Specific Information

When and where did you begin this sport? He took up the sport at age eight in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Why this sport? His parents and his cousin encouraged him to join a fencing club. "I was already swimming, playing tennis, and doing judo but I decided to try it. I did not realise it would become something so special."

Club / Team Gremio Nautico Uniao [BRA] / Frascati Scherma [ITA]:

Name of coach Alexandre Teixeira [Gremio, national]; Fabio Galli [personal], ITA

Handedness Left

General Interest

Nicknames Pica-Pau [Woody Woodpecker]. (gnu.com.br, 12 Aug 2016)

Memorable sporting achievement Qualifying for the 2012 Olympic Games. (guilhermetoldo.com.br, 05 Jun 2018)

Hero / Idol US tennis player Andre Agassi, Brazilian tennis player Gustavo Kuerten, Italian fencer Andrea Baldini. (guilhermetoldo.com.br, 05 Jun 2018; cob.org.br, 01 Aug 2016)

Injuries He struggled with an injury during the 2022/23 season. (cbesgrima.org.br, 31 Oct 2023)

Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs He listens to music before he competes. (guilhermetoldo.com.br, 05 Jun 2018)

Sporting philosophy / motto "Impossible is a matter of opinion." (cob.org.br, 01 Aug 2016)

Awards and honours In 2023 he was inducted into the Brazilian Fencing Federation's Hall of Fame. (gnu.com.br, 16 Oct 2023)

In 2021 he received the Military Sports Merit Medal from the Brazilian Army. (Instagram profile, 01 Sep 2021)

He was named the 2011 Fencer of the Year by the Brazilian Olympic Committee [COB]. (terra.com.br, 19 Dec 2011)

Famous relatives His sister Ana Toldo has represented Brazil in fencing. She won bronze in team foil at the Pan American championships in 2017 and 2018. (SportsDeskOnline, 06 May 2021; olimpiadatododia.com.br, 20 Jun 2018)

Ambitions To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (dolomitinelmondoblog.com, 10 Jul 2021)

Other information ITALIAN LINK
His grandparents are from Italy, and he is a dual citizen of Brazil and Italy. He is based in Italy, where he fences at the Frascati Scherma academy. "In Italy, fencing is a sport that has much more fame than in Brazil. That's why I decided to establish myself in this school, to train at the highest level. I could have trained in Brazil but it would have been tougher to reach my goals. The facility in which I train is the best in the world. I train there with a lot of satisfaction and I also have the chance to train alongside world and Olympic champions. Everything is just fantastic." (dolomitinelmondoblog.com, 10 Jul 2021)