Mário Sabino

Mário Sabino Júnior (23 September 1972 – 25 October 2019) was a Brazilian judoka, who won the gold medal in the half heavyweight division (‍–‍100 kg) at the 2003 Pan American Games. In the final he defeated Canada's Nicolas Gill. He represented his native country a year later at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Mário Sabino

Personal information
Full name	Mário Sabino Júnior
Born	(1972-09-23)23 September 1972 Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
Died	25 October 2019(2019-10-25) (aged 47) Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍100 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	7th (2000)
World Champ.	(2003)
Pan American Champ.	(2003)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Brazil World Championships 2003 Osaka ‍–‍100 kg Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo ‍–‍100 kg Pan American Championships 2003 Salvador ‍–‍100 kg 2004 Isla Margarita ‍–‍100 kg 2006 Buenos Aires ‍–‍100 kg South American Games 2002 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	49087, 2625
JudoInside.com	6760
Updated on 19 November 2022

Sabino died at age 47 on 25 October 2019, after being shot in Bauru.^[1]