Eduardo Ivan Gajardo Meneses (born 1990) is a Chilean freestyle wrestler who competes at the 86 kg weight class.

Eduardo Ivan Gajardo Meneses
Personal information
NationalityChilean
Born1990
Rancagua, Chile
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportAmateur wrestling
Event
Medal record
Men's Freestyle wrestling
Representing  Chile
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Santiago 74 kg
South American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cochabamba 86 kg

Career edit

Gajardo had been training judo since he was 8 years-old and later transitioned to wrestling when he was 17.

He had his first international competition in at the Pan American Championships of 2011, in which he placed 11th. Since then, he has competed in multiple internationals tournaments and has collected multiple medals in competitions such as the South American Games and the Pan American Championships.[1][2]

He won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[3]

Major results edit

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2011 Pan American Championships   Rionegro, Colombia 11th Freestyle 74 kg
2011 South American Championships   Buenos Aires, Argentina 5th Freestyle 74 kg
2012 Pan American Championships   Colorado Springs, Colorado 7th Freestyle 74 kg
2012 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament   Kissimmee, Florida 3rd Freestyle 74 kg
2012 South American Championships   Callao, Perú 2nd Freestyle 74 kg
2013 Pan American Championships   Panama City, Panamá 10th Freestyle 74 kg
2013 South American Championships   Santiago, Chile 1st Freestyle 74 kg
2013 Bolivarian Games   Trujillo, Peru 5th Freestyle 84 kg
2014 South American Games   Santiago, Chile 7th Freestyle 74 kg
2015 Pan American Championships   Santiago, Chile 3rd Freestyle 74 kg
2015 Pan American Games   Toronto, Canada 7th Freestyle 74 kg
2016 Pan American Championships   Frisco, Texas 7th Freestyle 74 kg
2016 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament   Frisco, Texas 3rd Freestyle 74 kg
2018 Pan American Championships   Lima, Perú 9th Freestyle 86 kg
2018 South American Games   Cochabamba, Bolivia 3rd Freestyle 86 kg
2019 RS - Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament   Russe, Bulgaria 19th Freestyle 86 kg
2019 Pan American Championships   Buenos Aires, Argentina 13th Freestyle 86 kg

References edit

  1. ^ Informaciones, Jefe de (2018-06-25). "Rancagüino Eduardo Gajardo y el bronce Suramericano en Cochabamba: "Haber conseguido esta medalla significa mucho para mi"". El Rancagüino (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  2. ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  3. ^ "2022 Bolivarian Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.

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