Brian Irr Explained
Brian Irr (born July 17, 1988)[1] is an American karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite +84 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[1] [2] In the final, he defeated Daniel Gaysinsky of Canada.[2]
Career
In 2015, Irr won one of the bronze medals in men's kumite +84kg at the Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada.[3]
In June 2021, Irr competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4] He did not qualify at this tournament but he was able to qualify via continental representation soon after.[5] He competed in the men's +75kg event at the Olympics.[6] In November 2021, he competed in the men's +84kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Irr competed in the men's kumite +84kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[7] He finished in third place in his pool during the elimination round and he did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.[7]
He competed in the men's kumite +84kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[8]
Achievements
Notes and References
- Web site: Brian Irr. 2019 Pan American Games. live. April 28, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20210928233431/https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/panam/en/results/karate/athlete-profile-n1122334-irr-brian.htm . September 28, 2021 .
- Web site: Karate Results. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200602230633/https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/panam/resPAG2019/pdf/PAG2019/KTE/PAG2019_KTE_C93_KTE-------------------------------.pdf. 2 June 2020. 2 June 2020. 2019 Pan American Games.
- News: The Pan American Games: Day 15 of competition. July 25, 2015. InsideTheGames.biz. April 28, 2020.
- Web site: 2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210614115613/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/386/results%20book.pdf. 14 June 2021. 14 June 2021. World Karate Federation.
- News: 15 June 2021. Olympians from 34 countries now confirmed for Karate Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020. World Karate Federation. 15 June 2021.
- Web site: Karate Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210810072155/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/KTE/OG2020-_KTE_B99_KTE-------------------------------.pdf. 10 August 2021. 10 August 2021. 2020 Summer Olympics.
- Web site: Karate Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220710164133/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Karate.pdf . 10 July 2022 . 10 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
- Web site: 2023 Pan American Games Karate Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20231227171340/https://wrs-panam2023-resources.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/santiago/reports/KTE-------------------------------.RBK_1_0.pdf . 27 December 2023 . 12 March 2024 . 2023 Pan American Games.
