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.
Tigreros competed in the 57kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. He lost his first match against Zelimkhan Abakarov of Albania and was eliminated in the repechage by Reineri Andreu of Cuba.
Tigreros won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay. He defeated Pedro Mejías of Venezuela in his gold-medal match.
In 2024, Tigreros won a bronze medal in his event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico. 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.
Achievements
YearTournamentLocationResultEventRepresenting 2013U17 Pan American ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia 1stFreestyle 42kgSouth American Youth GamesLima, Peru 1stFreestyle 46kg 3rdGreco-Roman 50kg2014U17 Pan American ChampionshipsRecife, Brazil 2ndFreestyle 46kgU20 Pan American ChampionshipsToronto, Canada 2ndFreestyle 50kg2015U20 Pan American ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba 3rdFreestyle 50kg2017U20 Pan American ChampionshipsLima, Peru 2ndFreestyle 50kg 2018Pan American ChampionshipsLima, Peru 2ndFreestyle 57kgSouth American GamesCochabamba, Bolivia 2ndFreestyle 57kgCentral American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia 3rdFreestyle 57kg2019Pan American ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina 2ndFreestyle 57kg 2022Pan American ChampionshipsAcapulco, Mexico 3rdFreestyle 57kgBolivarian GamesValledupar, Colombia 1stFreestyle 57kgSouth American GamesAsunción, Paraguay 1stFreestyle 57kg2023Pan American GamesSantiago, Chile 2ndFreestyle 57kg 2024 Pan American ChampionshipsAcapulco, Mexico 3rdFreestyle 57kg
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