Pedro Mejías

Pedro Mejías is a Venezuelan freestyle wrestler. He is a two-time gold medalist at the South American Games and a bronze medalist at the Pan American Games. He is also a two-time medalist at the Central American and Caribbean Games and a four-time medalist at the Pan American Wrestling Championships.

Pedro Mejías
Personal information
Nationality Venezuela
Born (1991-12-18) 18 December 1991
Venezuela
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
Country Venezuela
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class57 kg
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Venezuela
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto 57 kg
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Ottawa 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Buenos Aires 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Buenos Aires 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place2016 Prisco 61 kg
Bronze medal – third place2013 Panama city55 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Veracruz 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Barranquilla 57 kg
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Santiago de Chile 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asunción 57 kg
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Trujillo 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Santa Marta 57 kg

Career

In 2019, he competed in the 57 kg event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru without winning a medal; he was eliminated in his first match by Reineri Andreu of Cuba.[1]

In March 2020, he won the silver medal in the 57 kg event at the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Ottawa, Canada.[2] He also competed in the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament, also held in Ottawa, Canada, without qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3] He also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[4]

He won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[5]

Achievements
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2013 Pan American Wrestling Championships Panama City, Panama 3rd Freestyle 55 kg
Bolivarian Games Trujillo, Peru 1st Freestyle 55 kg
2014 South American Games Santiago, Chile 1st Freestyle 57 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games Veracruz, Mexico 1st Freestyle 57 kg
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 3rd Freestyle 57 kg
2016 Pan American Wrestling Championships Frisco, United States 3rd Freestyle 61 kg
2017 Bolivarian Games Santa Marta, Colombia 3rd Freestyle 57 kg
2018 South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 1st Freestyle 57 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 3rd Freestyle 57 kg
2019 Pan American Wrestling Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 3rd Freestyle 57 kg
2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships Ottawa, Canada 2nd Freestyle 57 kg
2022 South American Games Asunción, Paraguay 2nd Freestyle 57 kg

References
  1. "2019 Pan American Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 May 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. Palmer, Dan (9 March 2020). "Olympic champions help United States to six golds on last day of Pan American Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  3. "2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  4. "2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  5. "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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