Óscar Tigreros

Óscar Eduardo Tigreros Urbano (born July 28, 1997) is a Colombian freestyle wrestler. A South American Games and two-time Pan American runner-up, Tigreros qualified to represent Colombia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, when he recorded a silver-medal finish at the 2020 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Ottawa, Canada.[1][2]

Óscar Tigreros
Personal information
Full nameÓscar Eduardo Tigreros Urbano
Born (1997-07-28) 28 July 1997
Sport
CountryColombia
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class57 kg
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Colombia
Central American and Caribbean Games
2018 Barranquilla 57 kg
South American Games
2018 Cochabamba 57 kg
Pan American Wrestling Championships
2018 Lima 57 kg
2019 Buenos Aires 57 kg
Junior Pan American Championships
2014 Toronto 50 kg
2017 Lima 50 kg
2015 Havana 50 kg
Cadet Pan American Championships
2013 Medellin 42 kg
2014 Recife 46 kg

Career

In 2018, he won the silver medal in the 57 kg event at the 2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships and the silver medal in the 57 kg event at the 2018 South American Games in Cochabamba, Bolivia.[3] That year, he also won one of the bronze medals in the 57 kg event at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia.[4][5]

In 2019, he won the silver medal in the 57 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A few months later, he also competed in the 57 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru without winning a medal; he lost his bronze medal match against Darthe Capellan of Canada.[6]

Major results
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships Lima, Peru 2nd Freestyle 57 kg
South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 2nd Freestyle 57 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 3rd Freestyle 57 kg
2019 Pan American Wrestling Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 2nd Freestyle 57 kg

References
  1. Palmer, Dan (15 March 2020). "Argentina qualify male wrestler for Olympics for first time since 1996". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. "2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  3. "2018 South American Games Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  4. "Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Barranquilla 2018" (pdf). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  5. "2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  6. "2019 Pan American Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 May 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.


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