Luis Izquierdo

Luis Fernando Izquierdo Martínez (born April 3, 1974 in Cali) is a retired amateur Colombian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's welterweight category.[1] He has claimed two bronze medals in the 69 and 66-kg division at the Pan American Games (1999 and 2003), and also represented Colombia at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2] Izquierdo is also a member of Jaime Lozada Wrestling Club in his native Cali, under his personal coach and father Jesus Benito Izquierdo.

Luis Izquierdo
Personal information
Full nameLuis Fernando Izquierdo Martínez
Nationality Colombia
Born (1974-04-03) 3 April 1974
Cali, Colombia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleGreco-Roman
ClubJaime Lozada
CoachJesus Benito Izquierdo
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Colombia
Pan American Games
1999 Winnipeg69 kg
2003 Santo Domingo66 kg

Izquierdo qualified as a lone wrestler for the Colombian squad in the men's 66 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Earlier in the process, he received a berth and rounded out the ninth spot in his respective category from the 2003 World Wrestling Championships in Créteil, France.[3] He lost two straight matches each to Ukraine's Armen Vardanyan and Turkey's Şeref Eroğlu, both on technical superiority, but sailed smoothly with an easy victory over Georgia's Manuchar Kvirkvelia, who was immediately disqualified for infringing the rules of the tournament.[4] Placing third in the prelim pool and twelfth overall, Izquierdo failed to advance to the quarterfinals. As two wrestlers were both disqualified by a forfeit in the fifth-place match, Izquierdo's position was upgraded to tenth.[5][6]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luis Izquierdo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  2. "Panam: Cuba oro, Dominicana plata, Colombia bronce en grecorromana" [PanAm: Gold for Cuba, silver for the Dominican Republic, bronze for Colombia in Greco-Roman wrestling] (in Spanish). The Beaumont Enterprise. 3 August 2003. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  3. Abbott, Gary (16 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. in men's Greco-Roman". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  4. "Eroglu Brings Home Silver for Wrestling". Today's Zaman. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  5. "Wrestling: Men's Greco-Roman 66kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  6. "Izquierdo eliminado en lucha grecorromana" [Izquierdo eliminated in Greco-Roman wrestling] (in Spanish). El Colombiano. 24 August 2004. Retrieved 24 July 2014.


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