Jorge Ivayr Rodrigues da Fonseca (born 30 October 1992) is a Santomean-born Portuguese

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. He competed at the

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in the men's 100 kg event, in which he was eliminated in the second round by

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. He won the gold medal at the

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and in the

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. He won the bronze medal at the

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. Upon winning the medals in 2021, Jorge Fonseca questioned in his ironic speech to

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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?"

Personal life

In 2015, after he got injured on his left

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ligament, doctors found a

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on his left leg. Later on, he won the battle against cancer.

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* * * * 1992 births Living people Portuguese male judoka Olympic judoka of Portugal São Tomé and Príncipe emigrants to Portugal Portuguese people of São Tomé and Príncipe descent Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics World judo champions Judoka at the 2015 European Games Judoka at the 2019 European Games European Games medalists in judo European Games silver medalists for Portugal Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in judo Olympic bronze medalists for Portugal Black Portuguese sportspeople {{Portugal-judo-bio-stub