Óscar Tigreros
Personal information
Full nameÓscar Eduardo Tigreros Urbano
Born (1997-07-28) 28 July 1997
Buga, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Sport
CountryColombia
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class57 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's freestyle wrestling
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Pan American Games 0 1 0
Pan American Championships 0 2 1
CAC Games 0 0 1
South American Games 1 1 0
Bolivarian Games 1 0 0
Total 2 4 2
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2023 Santiago57 kg
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Lima57 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Buenos Aires57 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Acapulco57 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Barranquilla57 kg
South American Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Asunción57 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Cochabamba57 kg
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Valledupar57 kg
Junior Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 Toronto50 kg
Silver medal – second place2017 Lima50 kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 Havana50 kg
Cadet Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Medellin42 kg
Silver medal – second place2014 Recife46 kg

Óscar Eduardo Tigreros Urbano (born 28 July 1997) is a Colombian freestyle wrestler. He won the gold medal in the men's 57 kg event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia. He is also a South American Games gold medalist and two-time Pan American runner-up. He competed in the men's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Career

In 2018, he won the silver medal in the 57 kg event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships and the silver medal in the 57 kg event at the South American Games in Cochabamba, Bolivia.[1] 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.[2][3]

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.[4]

In 2020, Tigreros qualified to represent Colombia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, when he recorded a silver-medal finish at the Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Ottawa, Canada.[5][6]

He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[7][8] He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[9] He defeated Enrique Herrera of Peru in his gold medal match.[9]

He competed in the 57 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[10] He lost his first match against Zelimkhan Abakarov of Albania and he was eliminated in the repechage by Reineri Andreu of Cuba.[10]

He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[11] He defeated Pedro Mejías of Venezuela in his gold medal match.[11]

Achievements

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
2022 Pan American Championships Acapulco, Mexico 3rd Freestyle 57 kg
Bolivarian Games Valledupar, Colombia 1st Freestyle 57 kg
South American Games Asunción, Paraguay 1st Freestyle 57 kg

References

  1. "2018 South American Games Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  2. "Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Barranquilla 2018" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. "2019 Pan American Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 May 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  5. Palmer, Dan (15 March 2020). "Argentina qualify male wrestler for Olympics for first time since 1996". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  6. "2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  7. Burke, Patrick (8 May 2022). "US underline domination of wrestling's Pan American Championships on final day". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  8. "2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  9. 1 2 "2022 Bolivarian Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  10. 1 2 "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  11. 1 2 "2022 South American Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
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