Joílson Júnior

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Joílson Júnior
Joílson Júnior in 2021
Personal information
Full nameJoílson de Brito Ramos Júnior
Born (1998-04-19) 19 April 1998 (age 26)
Niterói[1]
Height176 cm (5.77 ft; 69 in)
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportAmateur wrestling
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago 77 kg
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lauro de Freitas 66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Ottawa 72 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Guatemala City 77 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Acapulco 77 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Lima 67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Buenos Aires 67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Acapulco 77 kg
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba 67 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asunción 77 kg

Joílson de Brito Ramos Júnior (born 19 April 1998) is a Brazilian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a six-time medalist at the Pan American Wrestling Championships. He also won the gold medal in his event at the 2018 South American Games.

Career[edit]

In 2017, at the age of 20, Joílson won his second Pan-American Junior Championship and a silver in the Pan American Senior Championship (over 20 years old), in addition to winning the Brazilian Junior and Senior Championships. He still participated in the 2017 World Wrestling Championships (his first World Championship), being eliminated in the first round. He was named best wrestling athlete of 2017 by the Brazilian Olympic Committee.[2]

In May 2018, Joílson won a bronze medal at the 2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships.[3] In June he won the gold medal at the 2018 South American Games.[4] In August he became three-time Junior Pan-American wrestling champion.[5] In September 2018, Joílson participated in the 2018 World Junior Wrestling Championships, held in Trnava, Slovakia. He reached the quarterfinals where he was beaten by Armenian Malkhas Amoyan, and in the repechage he lost to Ukrainian Parviz Nasibov, being eliminated.[6] In October 2018, Joílson came close to obtaining a medal at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships, where he reached the quarterfinals, however, he lost two fights in a row, in the main draw and in the repechage, being eliminated.[7]

In April 2019, at the 2019 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Joilson won the bronze medal.[8] In August 2019, he represented Brazil at the Pan American Games in the 67 kg event where he was eliminated in his first match by Ellis Coleman.[9]

At the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Ottawa, Canada, he won the silver medal in the 72 kg event.[10] A year earlier, he won one of the bronze medals in the 67 kg event.[11]

In May 2021, Joílson participated in the 2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships, moving up a category from 67 kg to 77 kg and debuting with a silver medal in the new division.[12] In October 2021, Joílson went to the 2021 World Wrestling Championships participating for the first time in the 77 kg category, where he faced Georgian Gela Bolkvadze, being eliminated in the 1st round.[13]

In May 2022, Joilson obtained a bronze at the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships.[14] He competed in the 77 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[15] He won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[16]

In May 2023, Joílison participated in the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships, but stopped in the quarterfinals. Participating in the 2023 World Wrestling Championships in September, he was eliminated in the first round. But, at the 2023 Pan American Games, Joílson had a great campaign, reaching the final and winning silver, his first medal at the Pan American Games. Since the 2007 edition of the Pan in Rio, the Brazilian Greco-Roman style has not made a final in the tournament.[17]

He won the silver medal in his event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[18] A few days later, he competed at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[19] He was eliminated in his second match.[19]

Achievements[edit]

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2017 Pan American Wrestling Championships Brazil Lauro de Freitas, Brazil 2nd Greco-Roman 66 kg
2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships Peru Lima, Peru 3rd Greco-Roman 67 kg
South American Games Bolivia Cochabamba, Bolivia 1st Greco-Roman 67 kg
2019 Pan American Wrestling Championships Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina 3rd Greco-Roman 67 kg
2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships Canada Ottawa, Canada 2nd Greco-Roman 72 kg
2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships Guatemala Guatemala City, Guatemala 2nd Greco-Roman 77 kg
2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships Mexico Acapulco, Mexico 3rd Greco-Roman 77 kg
2022 South American Games Paraguay Asunción, Paraguay 2nd Greco-Roman 77 kg
2023 Pan American Games Chile Santiago, Chile 2nd Greco-Roman 77 kg
2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships Mexico Acapulco, Mexico 2nd Greco-Roman 77 kg

References[edit]

  1. ^ De Maricá para Tóquio
  2. ^ Joílson Júnior é eleito melhor atleta de wrestling de 2017 pelo COB
  3. ^ Brasil tem ouro e bronze na abertura do Pan-Americano de luta olímpica
  4. ^ Joílson Júnior conquista ouro na Luta Greco-Romana
  5. ^ Joílson Júnior conquista o tricampeonato pan-americano júnior de wrestling
  6. ^ Joilson perde para ucraniano na repescagem do Mundial Júnior
  7. ^ Joilson Júnior vence duas e vai tentar a medalha de bronze no Mundial nesta sexta
  8. ^ Brasileiros conquistam três medalhas no Pan-Americano
  9. ^ "2019 Pan American Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  10. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (6 March 2020). "United States win three golds on day one of Pan American Wrestling Championships in Ottawa". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  11. ^ Etchells, Daniel (18 April 2019). "Cuba and US collect three Greco-Roman gold medals as action begins at Pan American Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  12. ^ Brasil encerra Pan-Americano de Wrestling na Guatemala com melhor campanha da história
  13. ^ Marat Garipov e Joilson Júnior encerram participação nacional no Mundial 2021
  14. ^ Brasil fecha Pan de wrestling com nove medalhas e sete vagas para os Jogos Pan-Americanos Santiago 2023
  15. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  16. ^ "2022 South American Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  17. ^ Joilson Júnior leva estilo greco-romano à final após 16 anos e é prata nos Jogos Pan
  18. ^ "2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  19. ^ a b "2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.

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