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For the Cape Verdean politician, see Jorge Carlos Fonseca.
Jorge Fonseca
Personal information
NationalityPortuguese
Born (1992-10-30) 30 October 1992 (age 32)
Sao Tome and Principe
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
CountryPortugal
SportJudo
Weight class–100 kg
ClubSporting CP
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
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 2019 Budapest –100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2017 Zagreb –100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Agadir –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

Jorge Fonseca (born 30 October 1992 in São Tomé e Príncipe, an ex-Portuguese colony) is a Portuguese judoka. 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.[1][2] 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.

Upon winning the medals in 2021, Jorge 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 represented. 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. What status do I need to be sponsored by Adidas and Puma?"[3]

Personal life

In 2015, after he got injured on his left knee ligament, doctors found a malignant tumor on his left leg. Later on, he won the battle against cancer.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Jorge Fonseca". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Men −100 kg – Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Judoca ganha bronze e ironiza Adidas e Puma: "O que preciso para ser patrocinado?"". IstoÉ. Retrieved 29 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Do câncer ao 1º título mundial de Portugal: Jorge Fonseca vive dia histórico e festeja ouro dançando". Globoesporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 31 August 2019.
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