GF Team's Dominance of Rio BJJ: The Numbers
GF Team's Dominance of Rio BJJ: The Numbers
With so many athletes from so many teams stepping up to compete, it's remarkable that one team in particular has risen above the rest to reign as kings of the Rio de Janeiro BJJ scene.
Rio Fall International Open 2015
187 categoriesTotal medals won by GF Team: 84
1st place: 32
2nd place: 23
3rd place: 29
37 medals came in the black and brown divisions, with 13 of those being gold.
Black belt adult male: 7 (1 gold)
Black belt masters male: 20 (7 gold)
Total: 27 medals, 8 gold
Brown belt adult male: 4 (2 gold)
Brown belt adult female: 2 (1 gold)
Brown belt masters male: 4 (2 gold)
Total: 10 medals, 5 gold
Purple belt adult male: 5 (2 gold)
Purple belt masters male: 6 (2 gold)
Purple belt adult female: 6 (3 gold)
Purple belt masters female: 2 (2 gold)
Total: 19 medals, 9 gold
Blue belt adult male: 3
Blue belt juvenile male: 7 (2 gold)
Blue belt masters male: 7 (5 gold)
Blue belt adult female: 6 (2 gold)
Blue belt juvenile female: 1
Total: 24 medals, 9 gold
White belt adult male: 2 (1 gold)
White belt adult female: 1
White belt juvenile female: 1 (1 gold)
Total: 4 medals, 2 gold
Rio Fall International Open No Gi 2015
122 categoriesTotal medals won by GF Team: 49
1st place: 18
2nd place: 10
3rd place: 21
21 medals came in the black and brown divisions, with 8 of those being gold.
Black belt adult male: 4 (1 gold)
Black belt masters male: 15 (6 gold)
Total: 19 medals, 7 gold
Brown belt adult male: 1 (1 gold)
Brown belt masters male: 1
Total: 2 medals, 1 gold
Purple belt adult male: 6
Purple belt masters male: 1
Purple belt adult female: 4 (3 gold)
Total: 11 medals, 3 gold
Blue belt adult male: 4 (1 gold)
Blue belt juvenile male: 7 (1 gold)
Blue belt masters male: 2 (1 gold)
Blue belt adult female: 5 (3 gold)
Total: 18 medals, 6 gold
Rio Winter International Open 2015
113 categoriesTotal medals won by GF Team: 63
1st place: 14
2nd place: 17
3rd place: 32
14 medals came in the black and brown divisions, with 2 of those being gold
Black belt adult male: 9 (1 gold)
Total: 9 medals, 1 gold
Brown belt adult male: 3 (1 gold)
Brown belt adult female: 2 (0 gold)
Total: 5 medals, 1 gold
Purple belt adult male: 6 (2 gold)
Purple belt adult female: 5 (3 gold)
Total: 11 medals, 5 gold
Blue belt adult male: 8 (1 gold)
Blue belt juvenile male: 8 (1 gold)
Blue belt adult female: 3 (1 gold)
Blue belt juvenile female: 5 (1 gold)
Total: 24 medals, 4 gold
White belt adult male: 7 (2 gold)
White belt adult female: 4
White belt juvenile female: 2 (1 gold)
Total: 13 medals, 3 gold
Brazilian No Gi National Championships 2015
177 categoriesTotal medals won by GF Team: 75
1st place: 23
2nd place: 24
3rd place: 28
27 medals came in the black and brown divisions, with 8 of those being gold.
Black belt adult male: 4 (1 gold)
Black belt masters male: 12 (1 gold)
Total: 16 medals, 2 gold
Brown belt adult male: 4 (2 gold)
Brown belt masters male: 7 (4 gold)
Total: 11 medals, 6 gold
Purple belt adult male: 3 (1 gold)
Purple belt masters male: 6 (1 gold)
Purple belt adult female: 6 (3 gold)
Purple belt masters female: 4 (2 gold)
Total: 19 medals, 7 gold
Blue belt adult male: 4 (1 gold)
Blue belt juvenile male: 6 (1 gold)
Blue belt masters male: 15 (5 gold)
Blue belt adult female: 1
Total: 26 medals, 7 gold
Rio BJJ Pro 2015
145 categoriesTotal medals won by GF Team: 91
1st place: 36
2nd place: 26
3rd place: 29
37 medals came in the black and brown divisions, with 13 of those being gold
Black belt adult male: 4 (1 gold)
Black belt masters male: 20 (5 gold)
Total: 24 medals, 6 gold
Brown belt adult male: 9 (4 gold)
Brown belt masters male: 4 (3 gold)
Total: 13 medals, 7 gold
Purple belt adult male: 9 (4 gold)
Purple belt masters male: 9 (3 gold)
Purple belt adult female: 4 (3 gold)
Total: 22 medals, 10 gold
Blue belt adult male: 10 (4 gold)
Blue belt masters male: 13 (4 gold)
Blue belt adult female: 3 (2 gold)
Total: 26 medals, 10 gold
White belt adult male: 3 (3 gold)
White belt masters male: 1
Total: 4 medals, 3 gold