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Full name | Carlos Arturo Izquierdo Méndez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Buga, Valle del Cauca, Colombia | 2 October 1997|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Style | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Carlos Arturo Izquierdo Méndez [a] (born 2 October 1997 in Buga, Valle del Cauca) is a Colombian freestyle wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the round of 16 by Jabrayil Hasanov. [1] [2]
He represented Colombia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's freestyle 86 kg event. [3]
In 2024, he won a bronze medal in men's 86 kg event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico. [4] He competed at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. [5] He was eliminated in his second match. [5]
Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event | |
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2016 | Pan American Championships | Frisco, United States | 2nd | Freestyle 74 kg | |
2017 | Bolivarian Games | Santa Marta, Colombia | 2nd | Freestyle 86 kg | |
2018 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 2nd | Freestyle 86 kg | |
2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 3rd | Freestyle 86 kg | |
2022 | Pan American Championships | Acapulco, Mexico | 3rd | Freestyle 86 kg | |
2023 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 2nd | Freestyle 86 kg | |
Pan American Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 3rd | Freestyle 86 kg | ||
2024 | Pan American Championships | Acapulco, Mexico | 3rd | Freestyle 86 kg |