Pedro Mejías is a Venezuelan

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 is a two-time gold medalist at the

South American Games The South American Games (also known as ODESUR Games; Spanish: ''Juegos Suramericanos''; Portuguese: ''Jogos Sul-Americanos''), formerly the Southern Cross Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Cruz del Sur'') is a regional multi-sport event held between nati ...

and a bronze medalist at the

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

. He is also a two-time medalist at the

Central American and Caribbean Games The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC or CACGs) are a multi-sport regional championship event, held quadrennial (once every four years), typically in the middle (even) year between Summer Olympics. The games are for countries in Cent ...

and a four-time medalist at the

Pan American Wrestling Championships The Pan American Wrestling Championships is the continental wrestling championships for nations from North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Three wrestling styles, recognized internationally by FILA, have been contested an ...

Career

In 2019, he competed in the 57 kg event at the

held in Lima, Peru without winning a medal; he was eliminated in his first match 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 Wr ...

of Cuba. In March 2020, he won the silver medal in the 57 kg event at the

2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships The 2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships was held in Ottawa, Canada, from 6 to 9 March 2020. Team ranking Medal table Medalists Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyle References External linksOfficial website
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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 The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

in Tokyo, Japan. He also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria. He won the silver 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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mejias, Pedro Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Venezuelan male sport wrestlers South American Games medalists in wrestling South American Games gold medalists for Venezuela South American Games silver medalists for Venezuela Competitors at the 2014 South American Games Competitors at the 2018 South American Games Competitors at the 2022 South American Games Pan American Wrestling Championships medalists Pan American Games bronze medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games competitors for Venezuela Pan American Games medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Wrestlers at the 2015 Pan American Games Wrestlers at the 2019 Pan American Games Wrestlers at the 2023 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Venezuela Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in wrestling Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games 21st-century Venezuelan people 1991 births