Carlos Romero (wrestler, born 1997) explained

Carlos Romero
Fullname:Carlos Eduardo Romero Millaqueo
Birth Date:January 2, 1997
Birth Place:Chile
Height:1.77 m
Weight:70 kg
Sport:Amateur wrestling
Event:Freestyle
Club:Weichan Wrestling Club
Show-Medals:yes

Carlos Eduardo Romero Millaqueo (born 2 January 1997) is a Chilean freestyle wrestler who currently competes at 70 kilograms.[1] Romero is a two–time medalist of the Pan American Continental Championships (2017 and 2021).[2]

Career

A late starter, Romero started competing internationally when he was 18 years old in 2015.[3] He has competed multiple times at a variety of events, such as the World Championships (junior level), the Pan American Championships (five times, including thrice as a junior), the South American Championships (twice) and a couple of Grand Prixes.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Major results

YearTournamentLocationResultEvent
2015South American Wrestling Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina3rdFreestyle 65 kg
2016South American Wrestling Championships Cartagena de Indias, Colombia4thFreestyle 70 kg
2016Brazil Cup Rio de Janeiro, Brazil3rdFreestyle 70 kg
2017Pan American Wrestling Championships Lauro de Freitas, Brazil3rdFreestyle 70 kg
2017Waclaw Ziolkowski Memorial Warsaw, Poland15thFreestyle 70 kg
2018Pan American Wrestling Championships Lima, Peru5thFreestyle 74 kg
2020Granma y Cerro Pelado Havana, Cuba8thFreestyle 74 kg
2021Dan Kolov – Nikola Petrov Plovdiv, Bulgaria8thFreestyle 74 kg
2021Pan American Wrestling Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala2ndFreestyle 70 kg

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BASE DE ENTRENAMIENTO EN RUMANIA Y COPA DEL MUNDO INDIVIDUAL SERBIA 2020 – Federación Deportiva Nacional de Lucha Olímpica de Chile. 2021-05-30. es.
  2. Web site: CARLOS ROMERO APORTA SEGUNDA MEDALLA PARA CHILE EN PANAMERICANO DE BRASIL – Federación Deportiva Nacional de Lucha Olímpica de Chile. 2021-05-30. es.
  3. Web site: Romero Millaqueo, Carlos Eduardo (CHI). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210604224046/https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbwrestling/daten.php?spid=932A4E98217A4241AA4A523DA4F2E5A3 . 2021-06-04 . 2020-06-27. www.iat.uni-leipzig.de.
  4. Web site: Finalizó la participación nacional en el Panamericano Juvenil de Lucha Olímpica – El Deportero. 2020-06-27. eldeportero.cl.
  5. Web site: Carlos Romero obtuvo medalla de bronce en el Panamericano de Lucha Olímpica – El Deportero. 2020-06-27. eldeportero.cl.
  6. Web site: Chile obtuvo tres medallas en el Sudamericano Juvenil de Lucha Olímpica – El Deportero. 2020-06-27. eldeportero.cl.
  7. Web site: Selección Chilena de Lucha Olímpica realizará gira por Europa previa al Mundial – El Deportero. 2020-06-27. eldeportero.cl.
  8. Web site: Yasmani Acosta gana medalla de oro en el Grand Prix de Madrid de Lucha Olímpica – El Deportero. 2020-06-27. eldeportero.cl.