Igor Queiroz

Igor Fernando Alvez de Queiroz (born 24 October 2001) is a Brazilian Greco-Roman wrestler.[1][2]

Igor Queiroz
Queiroz at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Full nameIgor Fernando Alvez de Queiroz
Born (2001-10-24) 24 October 2001
Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Height186 cm (6.10 ft; 73 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportAmateur wrestling
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
2023 Santiago 97 kg
Pan American Championships
2021 Guatemala 97 kg
2023 Buenos Aires 97 kg
South American Games
2022 Asunción 97 kg
Junior Pan American Games
2021 Cali 97 kg

Career

Queiroz was at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, finishing in 5th place in the Boys' Greco-Roman 92 kg category.[3]

At the 2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Guatemala City, he won a bronze medal in the 97 kg category.[4]

A month after winning bronze in the adult Pan American Wrestling Championships, Queiroz was champion of the 2021 Junior Pan American Games.[5][6][7] As a result, he directly qualified to compete in the 97 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.[8]

Queiroz made his World Championship debut at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships, facing Turkish Metehan Basar. He started ahead, but suffered a 1–1 draw in the first round. The Turk scored again and Igor continued in search of the point that would give him a draw and victory. But Basar prevented the Brazilian's attempts and won 2–1. In the next round, Basar was beaten 3-1 by the Armenian Artur Aleksanian and prevented Igor from returning to the repechage.[9]

At the 2022 South American Games, he won a silver medal in the 97 kg category.[10]

At the 2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships, Queiroz reached the semifinals, but was defeated twice in a row, and finished fifth in the Greco-Roman style up to 97 kg category, achieving Brazil's best result in this style considering all the World Championships.[11]

At the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Queiroz won a bronze medal in the 97 kg category. The Brazilian, who had won the bronze medal in 2021, won the second senior class medal of his career.[12][13]

At the 2023 World Wrestling Championships, Queiroz, number 30 in the world ranking, debuted against world runner-up Rustam Assakalov and ended up being eliminated in the first round.[14]

At the 2023 Pan American Games, he won a bronze medal in the Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg category.[15]

References

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