Gabriel Falcão Explained

Gabriel Falcão
Full Name:Gabriel Falcão Lira
Birth Date:5 July 2003
Birth Place:Cachoeiras de Macacu, Rio de Janeiro
Height:1.70 m[1]
Country:Brazil
Weight Class:73 kg
Worlds Rank:R64
Worlds Year:2024
Worlds Weight:Men's 81 kg
Regionals Type:AM
Regionals Rank:5
Regionals Year:2024
Updated:21 May 2024

Gabriel Falcão Lira (born 5 July 2003) is a Brazilian judoka.

Falcão has practiced judo since he was 3 years old. In 2016 he became an athlete at Instituto Reação, in Rio de Janeiro.[2]

At the 2021 Junior Pan American Games held in Cali, Colombia, Falcão won a gold medal in the 73 kg category.[3]

At the 2023 Pan American Games, Falcão won his biggest title, obtaining the gold medal in the 73 kg category.[4] He also obtained a silver medal for participating in the mixed team modality.[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://cbj.com.br/public/uploads/documentos/20231023113430guia-do-judo-brasileiro-no-pan-de-santiago-2023.pdf CBJ profile page 30
  2. https://institutoreacao.org.br/gabriel-falcao-lira/ O Reação para mim é uma equipe forte em todos os sentidos
  3. https://olimpiadatododia.com.br/jogos-pan-americanos-junior-cali-2021/399285-judocas-alexia-nascimento-e-gabriel-falcao-sao-campeoes/ Judocas Aléxia Nascimento e Gabriel Falcão são campeões
  4. Web site: Pan 2023: Falcão e Schimidt dão mais dois ouros ao Brasil no judô. Portuguese . Globoesporte . 2023-11-13.
  5. https://olympics.com/pt/noticias/brasil-prata-equipes-mistas-judo-jogos-pan-americanos-2023 Baby batalha, mas Brasil perde para Cuba e fica com a prata nas equipes mistas do judô nos Jogos Pan-Americanos 2023