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Maicon Andrade

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Maicon de Andrade Siqueira (born 9 January 1993)[1] is a taekwondo competitor from Brazil. He won bronze medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics, at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships and at the 2019 Pan American Games, being the first Brazilian man to get an Olympic medal in that sport - and second overall after Natália Falavigna.[2][3]

Maicon Andrade
Maicon de Andrade in 2016
Personal information
Full nameMaicon de Andrade Siqueira
Born9 January 1993 (1993-01-09) (age 31)
Justinópolis, Ribeirão das Neves, MG, Brazil[1]
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
ClubSão Caetano
Medal record
Men’s taekwondo
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro +80 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Manchester +87 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2019 Sofia +80 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Manchester +80 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Manchester (F) +80 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Rome +80 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima +80 kg
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Spokane +87 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Punta Cana +87 kg
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba +80 kg
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2017 Taipei +87 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Gwangju +87 kg

Career edit

After starting the sport in a social project in Ribeirão das Neves and combining taekwondo with work as a bricklayer's assistant and waiter to help around the house, Maicon only began to dedicate himself exclusively to fighting in 2013, when he moved to São Caetano do Sul.[4]

At the 2015 Summer Universiade, Maicon obtained a bronze medal in the +87 kg category. [5]

Due to a dispute between the Brazilian Taekwondo Confederation (CBTKD) and the Two Brother Team, she ended up left out of the team that would go to the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.[6]

At the 2016 Rio Olympics, he won his first fight against the American Stephen Lambdin, in the quarterfinals he lost to the Nigerien athlete, Abdoul Razak Issoufou. When the Nigerien qualified for the final, Andrade was able to compete in the repechage. After beating Frenchman M’Bar N’Diaye, he went on to compete for bronze against Mahama Cho, from the United Kingdom, and won by one point after blows at the end. Maicon ended up winning the bronze medal, being the first Brazilian male taekwondist to win an Olympic medal, and Brazil's second achievement in the sport after Natália Falavigna took bronze in Beijing 2008.[7]

At the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships, Maicon almost won a medal, reaching the quarterfinals but being eliminated by Abdoul Razak Issoufou.[8]

At the 2017 Summer Universiade, Maicon reached the final, but was unable to compete due to a muscle contracture in his lower back, taking silver.[9]

At the 2018 South American Games he won a gold medal in the +80 kg modality.[4]

At the 2018 Pan American Taekwondo Championships held in Spokane, USA, Maicon won a bronze medal. [10][11]

At the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships, Maicon achieved the best result of his career at the world championships by obtaining the bronze medal.[12]

At the 2019 Pan American Games, after defeating Ecuadorian Jesus Perea in the third place match, he won bronze in the over 80 kg category.[13]

Despite having won bronze at the 2019 World Championships, Maicon Andrade was not called up for the pre-Olympics in March 2020. Each country can send only two athletes per gender to the pre-Olympics, despite taekwondo having four categories at the Olympics. The Brazilian Taekwondo Confederation called up Ícaro Miguel (up to 80kg) and Edival Pontes up to 68kg. Maicon, Ícaro and Edival closed the world Olympic classification ranking in ninth place in their respective categories, and, subjectively, Maicon was cut from the pre-Olympics. Maicon took legal action against the Brazilian Taekwondo Confederation, but did not obtain the Olympic place.[14]

At the 2022 Pan American Taekwondo Championships held in Punta Cana, Maicon obtained his second bronze at the Taekwondo Pans.[15]

At the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships, Maicon came close to obtaining his second world medal, but was eliminated in the quarterfinals.[16]

At the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships, Maicon, second best in the world rankings, debuted against Argentine Agustin Alves, with the Brazilian winning in two rounds, with 3/1 and 6/5. Then, the Olympic medalist faced Britain's Caden Cunnigham and lost 2-1 (2/0, 0/2 and 1/1). [17]

At the 2023 Pan American Games, the men's team, formed by Maicon Andrade, Edival Pontes and Paulo Melo, won an unprecedented gold medal for the country, after a thrilling comeback over Cuba in the semifinals, with a 76-60 triumph, and a crushing victory over Chile 48 to 16, where the Brazilian team was impressive in front of the noisy fans who attended the Centro de Deportes de Contacto. [18]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Maicon Siqueira. Olimpíadas 2016". Brasil2016.gov.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Maicon Siqueira". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Maicon de Andrade". COB.org.br (in Portuguese). Brazilian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Profile at COB". COB.org.br (in Portuguese). Brazilian Olympic Committee.
  5. ^ "Universíade: Maicon é derrotado na semi e fica com bronze no taekwondo". ge.globo.com (in Portuguese).
  6. ^ "Mineiro Maicon faz história e vai de ajudante de pedreiro a medalhista olímpico em 3 anos". mg.superesportes.com.br (in Portuguese).
  7. ^ "Maicon Andrade vira luta com ponto no fim e conquista medalha de bronze". ge.globo.com (in Portuguese).
  8. ^ "Maicon Andrade perde para nº 4 do mundo e cai nas quartas do Mundial de Muju". ge.globo.com (in Portuguese).
  9. ^ "Maicon Andrade sofre lesão, não faz final, mas é prata na Universíade". lance.com.br (in Portuguese).
  10. ^ "Taekwondo: Maicon Andrade garante bronze no Pan-Americano nos EUA". lance.com.br (in Portuguese).
  11. ^ "Maicon Andrade conquista medalha de ouro no Open de Taekwondo nos EUA". ge.globo.com (in Portuguese).
  12. ^ "Maicon Andrade garante o bronze no Mundial de Taekwondo em Manchester". ge.globo.com (in Portuguese).
  13. ^ "Maicon Andrade bate cubano e conquista o bronze no taekwondo". recordtv.r7.com (in Portuguese).
  14. ^ "Fora do pré-olímpico, Maicon Andrade tentará entrar na justiça por vaga em Tóquio 2020". ge.globo.com (in Portuguese).
  15. ^ "Com 13 medalhas, Brasil é campeão geral do Pan de taekwondo em Punta Cana". COB.org.br (in Portuguese). Brazilian Olympic Committee.
  16. ^ "Edival Pontes leva a prata no Mundial de taekwondo". olimpiadatododia.com.br (in Portuguese).
  17. ^ "Maicon Andrade cai nas oitavas e Brasil encerra participação no Mundial". olimpiadatododia.com.br (in Portuguese).
  18. ^ "De forma heroica, Brasil conquista ouro e bronze por equipes no taekwondo em Santiago". COB.org.br (in Portuguese). Brazilian Olympic Committee.

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