Juan Postigos

Juan Postigos (born 13 May 1989) is a Peruvian judoka who won a bronze medal at the 2011 Pan American Games. The same year he moved to France seeking better training conditions. He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, but was eliminated in his first match on both occasions.[4][2] He was also eliminated in his first match in the men's 66 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5]

Juan Postigos
Postigos at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nickname(s)Tigre[1]
Nationality Peru
Born (1989-05-13) 13 May 1989
Lima, Peru[2]
OccupationJudoka
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[3]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
CountryPeru
SportJudo
Weight class–66 kg
ClubPole Espoir Rouen Judo (France)[4]
Achievements and titles
World Champ.R32 (2009, 2017)
Pan American Champ. (2019, 2022)
Olympic GamesR32 (2016, 2020)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Peru
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara –60 kg
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima –66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Lima –66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 San Salvador –60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Havana –60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Panama City –66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Guadalajara –66 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Cancún –66 kg
South American Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Cali –60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF4119
JudoInside.com74806
Updated on 3 July 2022.

References

  1. Juan Postigos. london2012.com
  2. Juan Postigos. sports-reference.com
  3. "Juan Postigos". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  4. Juan Postigos. nbcolympics.com
  5. "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.


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