Igor Queiroz
Brazilian Greco-Roman wrestler
 Queiroz at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Igor Fernando Alvez de Queiroz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2001-10-24) 24 October 2001 (age 22) Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6.10 ft; 73 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Igor Fernando Alvez de Queiroz (born 24 October 2001) is a Brazilian Greco-Roman wrestler.[1][2]
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
- ^ Profile at OlimpiadaTodoDia
- ^ Profile at UWW
- ^ Igor termina em 5º e Heloísa luta neste sábado nos Jogos Olímpicos da Juventude
- ^ Garipov, Calebe, Igor e Isaque conquistam bronze para o Brasil no 1º dia do Pan 2021
- ^ Igor Queiroz é bronze, e Brasil bate recorde de medalhas no wrestling em uma edição do Pan
- ^ Wrestling brasileiro conquista 12 medalhas no Pan-americano Cadete e Júnior
- ^ Igor Queiroz é ouro nos Jogos Pan Júnior e Brasil garante primeira vaga nos Jogos de Santiago
- ^ "Wrestling Qualification 2023 Pan American Games" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Joilson fica perto da disputa de medalha, Kenedy e Igor não avançam no 2º dia do Mundial
- ^ Wrestling conquista 4 medalhas em 6 possíveis no 1º dia dos Jogos Sul-Americanos 2022
- ^ Igor Queiroz fica em 5º no Mundial sub-23
- ^ Cuiabano Igor Queiroz conquista bronze no Pan Americano Senior
- ^ Brasil conquista três medalhas no 1º dia do Pan-Americano Sênior de Wrestling 2023
- ^ Igor não passa da 1ª no Mundial e Eduard fica na repescagem
- ^ Igor Queiroz é bronze, e Brasil bate recorde de medalhas no wrestling em uma edição do Pan
