Kayo Santos Explained

Kayo Santos
Birth Date:	5 January 2002
Birth Place:	Arcoverde, Pernambuco
Height:	1.88 m ^[1]
Country:	Brazil
Weight Class:	100 kg
Regionals Type:	AM
Updated:	15 November 2023

Kayo Fabrício Silva dos Santos (born 5 January 2002 in Arcoverde) is a Brazilian judoka.^{[2] [3] [4]}

In 2019, he won the gold medal in the 90 kg category at the Pan-American Junior Judo Championship, held in Cali, Colombia. Current Brazilian school champion and Brazilian runner-up, Kayo Santos, from Associação Plínio Almeida, from Arcoverde, won the title defeating Canadian Amir Abis Elrehim.^[5]

At the 2021 Junior Pan American Games held in Cali, Colombia, he won two gold medals in the 100 kg category and in the Brazilian Team.^{[6] [7]}

At the 2023 Pan American Games, Santos obtained the bronze medal in the 100 kg category.^[8]

Notes and References

1. https://cbj.com.br/public/uploads/documentos/20231023113430guia-do-judo-brasileiro-no-pan-de-santiago-2023.pdf CBJ profile page 33
2. Web site: Kayo Santos IJF Profile. English . IJF.org. 2023-11-13.
3. Web site: Kayo Santos JudoInside Profile. English . judoinside.com. 2023-11-13.
4. https://cbj.com.br/public/uploads/documentos/20231023113430guia-do-judo-brasileiro-no-pan-de-santiago-2023.pdf CBJ profile page 33
5. https://ge.globo.com/pe/noticia/kayo-santos-e-rebeka-venceslau-sao-campeoes-pan-americanos-de-judo-na-colombia.ghtml Kayo Santos e Rebeka Venceslau são campeões pan-americanos de judô na Colômbia
6. https://olimpiadatododia.com.br/jogos-pan-americanos-junior-cali-2021/399645-brasil-dispara-no-quadro-de-medalhas-do-judo-com-mais-tres-ouros-em-cali/ Brasil dispara no quadro judô em Cáli com mais três ouros
7. https://www.cob.org.br/pt/galerias/noticias/com-grandes-resultados-do-judo-e-da-natacao-time-brasil-chega-a-15-vagas-conquistadas-em-santiago-2023/ Com grandes resultados do judô e da natação, Time Brasil chega a 15 vagas conquistadas em Santiago 2023
8. Web site: Pernambucano Kayo Santos é bronze no judô; Brasil fatura outras quatro medalhas. Portuguese . Folha PE. 2023-11-13.