Óscar Tigreros

Óscar Eduardo Tigreros Urbano (born 28 July 1997) is a Colombian freestyle wrestler. He won the gold medal in the men's 57kg 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 57kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Career

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

He won the silver medal in the 57kg event at the 2019 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A few months later, he also competed in the 57kg 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.

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.

Tigreros won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico. He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia. He defeated Enrique Herrera of Peru in his gold medal match. He lost his first match against Zelimkhan Abakarov of Albania and was eliminated in the repechage by Reineri Andreu of Cuba. He defeated Pedro Mejías of Venezuela in his gold-medal match. He competed at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He was eliminated in his second match.

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