Julián Horta Explained

Julián Horta
Fullname:Julián Stiven Horta Acevedo
Birth Date:15 August 1999
Birth Place:Puerto Camelia, Caquetá, Colombia
Sport:Wrestling
Weight Class:67 kg
Event:Greco-Roman

Julián Stiven Horta Acevedo (born 15 August 1999) is a Colombian of Portuguese descent Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in the 67kg category, thus qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[1] He competed in the 67kg event.[2]

Horta won the bronze medal in his event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[3] He competed in the 67 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[4]

Horta won a bronze medal in his event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[5] A few days later, he competed at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[6] He was eliminated in his second match.[6]

Achievements

YearTournamentLocationResultEvent
Representing
2022Pan American ChampionshipsAcapulco, Mexico1stGreco-Roman 67kg
Bolivarian GamesValledupar, Colombia3rdGreco-Roman 67kg
South American GamesAsunción, Paraguay1stGreco-Roman 67kg
2023Pan American ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina3rdGreco-Roman 67kg
Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador3rd Greco-Roman 67kg
South American Beach GamesSanta Marta, Colombia2ndBeach wrestling 70kg
Pan American GamesSantiago, Chile2nd
2024 Pan American ChampionshipsAcapulco, Mexico3rdGreco-Roman 67kg

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pan-American OG Qualifying Tournament 2020 Bullettin. United World Wrestling. 50. 15 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Wrestling Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210807164330/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WRE/OG2020-_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf. 7 August 2021. 8 August 2021. 2020 Summer Olympics.
  3. Web site: 2022 Bolivarian Games Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220720205816/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-07/results_07_valledupar.pdf?VersionId=MgI89r00Oeb4gSM3e4zfYy7TrZLeqZr1 . 20 July 2022 . 20 July 2022 . United World Wrestling.
  4. Web site: 2022 South American Games Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20221017171659/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-10/results_10_asuncion.pdf?VersionId=kM4PBjfzMWgmxbl2rhVevFqbe4a8azmj . 17 October 2022 . 17 October 2022 . United World Wrestling.
  5. Web site: 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240228032955/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-02/results_02_acapulco.pdf?VersionId=Efb44FH3Pq4shxxDWjI7EpGpxkdEL.Lw . 28 February 2024 . 5 March 2024 . United World Wrestling.
  6. Web site: 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240304172342/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-03/results_02_acapulco_tq.pdf?VersionId=JF17JQRQNzYOgzYC1imqNPlT1Awo0vIQ . 4 March 2024 . 4 March 2024 . United World Wrestling.