Jorge Fonseca

For the Cape Verdean politician, see Jorge Carlos Fonseca.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Fonseca.

Jorge Fonseca
Personal information
Full nameJorge Ivayr Rodrigues da Fonseca
Born (1992-10-30) 30 October 1992 (age 32)
São Tomé and Príncipe
OccupationJudoka
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
CountryPortugal
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍100 kg
ClubSporting CP
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (2020)
World Champ.Gold (2019, 2021)
European Champ.Bronze (2020)
Highest world ranking1st (2021)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Portugal
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo ‍–‍100 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tokyo ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Budapest ‍–‍100 kg
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Mixed team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Prague ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2022 Antalya ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Antalya ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Paris ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Düsseldorf ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Osaka ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Budapest ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Astana ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2022 Almada ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Zagreb ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Agadir ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Zagreb ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Linz ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Zagreb ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Zagreb ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Tbilisi ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tbilisi ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Zagreb ‍–‍100 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Samokov ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Wrocław ‍–‍100 kg
Profile at external databases
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Updated on 13 May 2024

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

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

  1. ^ Portugueses | Tóquio 2020 | PÚBLICO
  2. ^ "Jorge Fonseca". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Men −100 kg – Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Judoca ganha bronze e ironiza Adidas e Puma: "O que preciso para ser patrocinado?"". IstoÉ. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Judoca campeão do mundo chumba no acesso à PSP". www.cmjornal.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  7. ^ "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.


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