Óscar Eduardo Tigreros Urbano (born 28 July 1997) is a Colombian

freestyle wrestler Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling i ...

. He won the gold medal in the men's 57 kg event at the

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held in Valledupar, Colombia. He is also a

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gold medalist and two-time

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runner-up. He competed in the men's 57kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Career

In 2018, he won the silver medal in the 57kg event at the

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and the silver medal in the 57kg event at the

in Cochabamba, Bolivia. That year, he also won one of the bronze medals in the 57kg event at the

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held in Barranquilla, Colombia. He won the silver medal in the 57kg event at the

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held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A few months later, he also competed in the 57kg event at the

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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

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in Tokyo, Japan, when he recorded a silver-medal finish at the Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Ottawa, Canada. He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the

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held in Acapulco, Mexico. He won the gold medal in his event at the

held in Valledupar, Colombia. He defeated Enrique Herrera of Peru in his gold medal match. He competed in the 57kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia. He lost his first match against

Zelimkhan Abakarov Zelimkhan Abakarov (russian: Зелимхан Арсенович Абакаров; born 14 July 1993) is a Russian-born Albanian wrestler. He is a gold medalist at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships. He is the first wrestler representing Alban ...

of Albania and he was eliminated in the repechage by

Reineri Andreu Reineri Andreu Ortega (born 1 April 1998) is a Cuban freestyle wrestler. He is a two-time U23 World Champion, two-time Pan American gold medalist and Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalist. Career In 2017, at the Pan American Wre ...

of Cuba. He won the gold medal in his event at the

2022 South American Games The XII South American Games (Spanish: ''XII Juegos Suramericanos Asunción 2022'') was a multi-sport event held between 1–15 October 2022 in Asunción, Paraguay. The Games were organized by the South American Sports Organization, the Paraguaya ...

held in Asunción, Paraguay. He defeated

Pedro Mejías 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 four-tim ...

of Venezuela in his gold medal match.

Achievements

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tigreros, Oscar Living people 1997 births Colombian male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics South American Games medalists in wrestling South American Games gold medalists for Colombia South American Games silver medalists for Colombia Competitors at the 2018 South American Games Competitors at the 2022 South American Games Pan American Games competitors for Colombia Wrestlers at the 2019 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Colombia Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in wrestling Pan American Wrestling Championships medalists Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers of Colombia Sportspeople from Valle del Cauca Department 21st-century Colombian people