Alexandre Pereira de Camargo (born 25 April 1999) is a Brazilian epee fencer.[1][2]
| Alexandre Camargo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alexandre Pereira de Camargo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 April 1999 Curitiba, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | épée | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIE ranking | current ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 2016, Camargo appeared as a great promise in Brazilian fencing, winning the Junior Pan-American Championship in épée.[3]
He competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][4]
In the 2017 Pan American Fencing Championships he won a bronze in the individual épee competition, at just 18 years old.[5]
He participated at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, where he won the silver medal in the Brazilian foil team, participating as a reserve. In the men's épée team, he finished 5th.[6][7]
At the 2021 South American Fencing Championships, held in Lima, Peru, he obtained the silver medal in épée.[8]
At the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Chile, he won a bronze medal in the individual épée. [9]
Camargo was at the 2023 World Fencing Championships, held in Milan, Italy. He participated in the Brazilian men's épée team, which defeated Great Britain 44-40 in the first round, but in the 2nd phase, faced the powerful Italy, who would go on to become champions of the tournament, losing 44-21. [10]
Seven years after emerging as a promise, and gaining experience over the years, Camargo won a bronze medal at the 2023 Pan American Games hosted in Santiago, Chile, in the Men's épée, defeating Colombian Jhon Rodríguez in the quarter-finals, 10th in the world and best in the Americas at the moment. In this category, only Arthur Cramer, in Winnipeg 1967, 56 years ago, had come this far to Brazil.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Olympedia – Alexandre Camargo". www.olympedia.org.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org.
- ^ a b "Olhar Olímpico: Nova geração da esgrima dá as caras no Pan e encerra jejum de 56 anos". UOL. October 31, 2023.
- ^ "ATLETAS OLÍMPICOS - Confederação Brasileira de Esgrima - CNPJ 42.178.699/0001-24 - Rua da Assembleia 10 / 2612 - [21]32890568- Rio de Janeiro - RJ". June 20, 2020.
- ^ Gavini, Fernando (June 14, 2017). "Alexandre Camargo fica com o bronze da espada no Pan". Olimpíada Todo Dia.
- ^ Pan 2019 results
- ^ PAN 2023 – ESPADA MASCULINO – Dominante no Brasil, Alexandre Camargo quer brigar por medalhas nas Américas
- ^ Alexandre Camargo e Leopoldo Gubert garantem 1° medalhas brasileiras no Sul-Americano de esgrima
- ^ Ayres, Nelson (October 4, 2022). "Karina Trois e Alexandre Camargo conquistam o bronze nos Jogos Sul-Americanos - Confederação Brasileira de Esgrima - CNPJ 42.178.699/0001-24 - Rua da Assembleia 10 / 2612 - [21]32890568- Rio de Janeiro - RJ".
- ^ Barros, Adielson de (July 28, 2023). "Equipes brasileiras encerram Mundial de Esgrima no top-30". Olimpíada Todo Dia.