Igor Fernando Alvez de Queiroz (born 24 October 2001) is a Brazilian Greco-Roman wrestler.[1][2]

Igor Queiroz
Queiroz at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Full nameIgor Fernando Alvez de Queiroz
Born (2001-10-24) 24 October 2001 (age 23)
Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Height186 cm (6.10 ft; 73 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportAmateur wrestling
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago 97 kg
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Guatemala 97 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Buenos Aires 97 kg
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asunción 97 kg
Junior Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cali 97 kg

Career

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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 97 kg 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]

References

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  1. ^ Profile at OlimpiadaTodoDia
  2. ^ Profile at UWW
  3. ^ Igor termina em 5º e Heloísa luta neste sábado nos Jogos Olímpicos da Juventude
  4. ^ Garipov, Calebe, Igor e Isaque conquistam bronze para o Brasil no 1º dia do Pan 2021
  5. ^ Igor Queiroz é bronze, e Brasil bate recorde de medalhas no wrestling em uma edição do Pan
  6. ^ Wrestling brasileiro conquista 12 medalhas no Pan-americano Cadete e Júnior
  7. ^ Igor Queiroz é ouro nos Jogos Pan Júnior e Brasil garante primeira vaga nos Jogos de Santiago
  8. ^ "Wrestling Qualification 2023 Pan American Games" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  9. ^ Joilson fica perto da disputa de medalha, Kenedy e Igor não avançam no 2º dia do Mundial
  10. ^ Wrestling conquista 4 medalhas em 6 possíveis no 1º dia dos Jogos Sul-Americanos 2022
  11. ^ Igor Queiroz fica em 5º no Mundial sub-23
  12. ^ Cuiabano Igor Queiroz conquista bronze no Pan Americano Senior
  13. ^ "Brasil conquista três medalhas no 1º dia do Pan-Americano Sênior de Wrestling 2023". Archived from the original on 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  14. ^ Igor não passa da 1ª no Mundial e Eduard fica na repescagem
  15. ^ Igor Queiroz é bronze, e Brasil bate recorde de medalhas no wrestling em uma edição do Pan
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