Jorge Ivayr Rodrigues da Fonseca[1] (born 30 October 1992) is a Santomean-born Portuguese judoka who competes for both Portugal and Sporting Clube de Portugal. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 kg event, in which he was eliminated in the second round by Lukáš Krpálek.[2][3] He won the gold medal at the 2019 World Judo Championships in Tokyo and in the 2021 World Judo Championships in Budapest. He won the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Personal life edit
In 2015, after he injured his left knee ligament, doctors found a malignant tumor on his left leg. Later on, he won the battle against cancer.[4]
Upon winning the medals in 2021, Fonseca questioned in his ironic speech to Adidas and Puma: "This medal I will dedicate to Adidas and Puma because they said I had no capacity to be a Puma representative. I dedicate this medal to Puma and Adidas leaders. I've already shown that I'm two-time world champion, third at the Olympic Games. Which status do I need to be sponsored by Adidas and Puma?"[5]
In 2022, he was a candidate for PSP, the national civil police force of Portugal, but failed the entrance examinations at the Escola Prática de Polícia (police school).[6][7]
References edit
- ^ Portugueses | Tóquio 2020 | PÚBLICO
- ^ "Jorge Fonseca". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "Men −100 kg – Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "Do câncer ao 1º título mundial de Portugal: Jorge Fonseca vive dia histórico e festeja ouro dançando". Globoesporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). 30 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Judoca ganha bronze e ironiza Adidas e Puma: "O que preciso para ser patrocinado?"". IstoÉ. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Judoca campeão do mundo chumba no acesso à PSP". www.cmjornal.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "O campeão Jorge Fonseca não é digno de vestir a farda da PSP". TSF Rádio Notícias (in European Portuguese). 20 September 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
External links edit
- Jorge Fonseca at the International Judo Federation
- Jorge Fonseca at JudoInside.com
- Jorge Fonseca at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Jorge Fonseca at Olympics.com
- Jorge Fonseca at Olympedia
- Jorge Fonseca at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Jorge Fonseca at The-Sports.org
- Jorge Fonseca on Instagram
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