Igor Queiroz Explained
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 97kg 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]
Notes and References
- https://olimpiadatododia.com.br/wrestling/96676-brasil-nos-jogos-olimpicos-da-juventude-wrestling/ Profile at OlimpiadaTodoDia
- https://uww.org/athletes-results/alves-de-queiroz-igor-fernando-1423-profile Profile at UWW
- http://cbw.org.br/igor-termina-em-5o-e-heloisa-luta-neste-sabado-nos-jogos-olimpicos-da-juventude/ Igor termina em 5º e Heloísa luta neste sábado nos Jogos Olímpicos da Juventude
- http://cbw.org.br/garipov-calebe-igor-e-isaque-conquistam-bronze-para-o-brasil-no-1o-dia-do-pan-2021/ Garipov, Calebe, Igor e Isaque conquistam bronze para o Brasil no 1º dia do Pan 2021
- https://www.cob.org.br/pt/galerias/noticias/igor-queiroz-e-bronze-e-brasil-bate-recorde-de-medalhas-no-wrestling-em-uma-edicao-do-pan/ Igor Queiroz é bronze, e Brasil bate recorde de medalhas no wrestling em uma edição do Pan
- https://www.cob.org.br/pt/galerias/noticias/wrestling-brasileiro-conquista-12-medalhas-no-panamericano-cadete-e-junior Wrestling brasileiro conquista 12 medalhas no Pan-americano Cadete e Júnior
- http://cbw.org.br/igor-queiroz-e-ouro-nos-jogos-pan-junior-e-brasil-garante-primeira-vaga-nos-jogos-de-santiago/ Igor Queiroz é ouro nos Jogos Pan Júnior e Brasil garante primeira vaga nos Jogos de Santiago
- Web site: Wrestling Qualification 2023 Pan American Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20240314191400/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2022-03/220310_final_qs_santiago.pdf?VersionId=h4LMpNbg5Q0J8Qt4v2V68QFkKIye7ZbW . 14 March 2024 . 14 March 2024 . 2023 Pan American Games.
- http://cbw.org.br/joilson-fica-perto-da-disputa-de-medalhas-kenedy-e-igor-nao-avancam-no-2o-dia-do-mundial/ Joilson fica perto da disputa de medalha, Kenedy e Igor não avançam no 2º dia do Mundial
- http://cbw.org.br/wrestling-conquista-4-medalhas-em-6-possiveis-no-1o-dia-dos-jogos-sul-americanos-2022/ Wrestling conquista 4 medalhas em 6 possíveis no 1º dia dos Jogos Sul-Americanos 2022
- https://olimpiadatododia.com.br/wrestling/474229-igor-queiroz-5olugar-mundial-sub-23/ Igor Queiroz fica em 5º no Mundial sub-23
- https://www.rdnews.com.br/esportes/conteudos/175507 Cuiabano Igor Queiroz conquista bronze no Pan Americano Senior
- http://cbw.org.br/brasil-conquista-tres-medalhas-no-1o-dia-do-pan-americano-senior-de-wrestling-2023/ Brasil conquista três medalhas no 1º dia do Pan-Americano Sênior de Wrestling 2023
- https://olimpiadatododia.com.br/wrestling/540725-igor-nao-passa-da-1-no-mundial-e-eduard-fica-na-repescagem/ Igor não passa da 1ª no Mundial e Eduard fica na repescagem
- https://www.cob.org.br/pt/galerias/noticias/igor-queiroz-e-bronze-e-brasil-bate-recorde-de-medalhas-no-wrestling-em-uma-edicao-do-pan/ Igor Queiroz é bronze, e Brasil bate recorde de medalhas no wrestling em uma edição do Pan
