He managed a bronze medal at the South American Youth Championships in 2008. However, it was at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Brixen, Italy that he first made a name for himself. In a very tight final on 23 July, Toledo languished in seventh place until round five, when he threw a new personal best of 73.44 metres. This was enough to win him the bronze against boys a year older, just 56 centimetres from gold.