Pedro Mejías is a Venezuelan freestyle wrestler. He is a two-time gold medalist at the South American Games and a bronze medalist at the Pan American Games. He is also a two-time medalist at the Central American and Caribbean Games and a six-time medalist at the Pan American Wrestling Championships.
Career
In 2019, Mejías competed in the 57kg event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru without winning a medal; he was eliminated in his first match by Reineri Andreu of Cuba.
In March 2020, Mejías won the silver medal in the 57 kg event at the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Ottawa, Canada. He also competed in the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament, also held in Ottawa, Canada, without qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Mejías won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay. He won the silver medal in his event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico. Mejías competed at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.
Achievements
YearTournamentLocationResultEvent 2013Pan American Wrestling ChampionshipsPanama City, Panama 3rdFreestyle 55 kgBolivarian GamesTrujillo, Peru 1stFreestyle 55 kg 2014South American GamesSantiago, Chile 1stFreestyle 57 kgCentral American and Caribbean GamesVeracruz, Mexico 1stFreestyle 57 kg2015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada 3rdFreestyle 57 kg2016Pan American Wrestling ChampionshipsFrisco, United States 3rdFreestyle 61 kg2017Bolivarian GamesSanta Marta, Colombia 3rdFreestyle 57 kg 2018South American GamesCochabamba, Bolivia 1stFreestyle 57 kgCentral American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia 3rdFreestyle 57 kg2019Pan American Wrestling ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina 3rdFreestyle 57 kg2020Pan American Wrestling ChampionshipsOttawa, Canada 2ndFreestyle 57 kg2022South American GamesAsunción, Paraguay 2ndFreestyle 57 kg2023Pan American Wrestling ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina 3rdFreestyle 57 kg2024Pan American Wrestling ChampionshipsAcapulco, Mexico 2ndFreestyle 57kg
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