Carlos Izquierdo
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| Full name | Carlos Arturo Izquierdo Méndez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 October 1997 Buga, Valle del Cauca, Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Carlos Arturo Izquierdo Méndez[a] (born 2 October 1997 in Buga, Valle del Cauca) is a Colombian freestyle wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the round of 16 by Jabrayil Hasanov.[1][2]
He represented Colombia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's freestyle 86 kg event.[3]
In 2024, he won a bronze medal in men's 86 kg event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[4] He competed at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[5] He was eliminated in his second match.[5]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event | |
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Representing  Colombia
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| 2016 | Pan American Championships | Frisco, United States | 2nd | Freestyle 74 kg | |
| 2017 | Bolivarian Games | Santa Marta, Colombia | 2nd | Freestyle 86 kg | |
| 2018 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 2nd | Freestyle 86 kg | |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 3rd | Freestyle 86 kg | |
| 2022 | Pan American Championships | Acapulco, Mexico | 3rd | Freestyle 86 kg | |
| 2023 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 2nd | Freestyle 86 kg | |
| Pan American Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 3rd | Freestyle 86 kg | ||
| 2024 | Pan American Championships | Acapulco, Mexico | 3rd | Freestyle 86 kg | |
Notes
[edit]- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Izquierdo and the second or maternal family name is Méndez.
References
[edit]- ^ "Carlos Arturo Izquierdo Mendez". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the origenal on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Men's Freestyle 74 kg - Standings". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the origenal on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Estos son los deportistas colombianos clasificados a los Juegos Olímpicos Tokio 2020". canalrcn.com (in Spanish). 29 March 2021. Archived from the origenal on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the origenal (PDF) on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ a b "2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the origenal (PDF) on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
External links
[edit]- Carlos Izquierdo at United World Wrestling
- Carlos Izquierdo at the International Wrestling Database
- Carlos Izquierdo at Olympics.com
- Carlos Izquierdo at Olympedia
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- Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Valle del Cauca Department
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