Joílson Júnior

Joílson de Brito Ramos Júnior (born 19 April 1998) is a Brazilian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a six-time medalist at the Pan American Wrestling Championships. He also won the gold medal in his event at the 2018 South American Games.

Joílson Júnior
Joílson Júnior in 2021
Personal information
Full nameJoílson de Brito Ramos Júnior
Born (1998-04-19) 19 April 1998
Height176 cm (5.77 ft; 69 in)
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportAmateur wrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lauro de Freitas 66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Ottawa 72 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Guatemala City 77 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Lima 67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Buenos Aires 67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Acapulco 77 kg
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba 67 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asunción 77 kg

Career

In 2019, he represented Brazil at the Pan American Games in the 67 kg event where he was eliminated in his first match by Ellis Coleman.[1]

At the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Ottawa, Canada, he won the silver medal in the 72 kg event.[2] A year earlier, he won one of the bronze medals in the 67 kg event.[3]

He competed in the 77 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4] He won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[5]

Achievements
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2017 Pan American Wrestling Championships Brazil Lauro de Freitas, Brazil 2nd Greco-Roman 66 kg
2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships Peru Lima, Peru 3rd Greco-Roman 67 kg
South American Games Bolivia Cochabamba, Bolivia 1st Greco-Roman 67 kg
2019 Pan American Wrestling Championships Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina 3rd Greco-Roman 67 kg
2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships Canada Ottawa, Canada 2nd Greco-Roman 72 kg
2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships Guatemala Guatemala City, Guatemala 2nd Greco-Roman 77 kg
2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships Mexico Acapulco, Mexico 3rd Greco-Roman 77 kg
2022 South American Games Paraguay Asunción, Paraguay 2nd Greco-Roman 77 kg

References
  1. "2019 Pan American Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. Rowbottom, Mike (6 March 2020). "United States win three golds on day one of Pan American Wrestling Championships in Ottawa". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. Etchells, Daniel (18 April 2019). "Cuba and US collect three Greco-Roman gold medals as action begins at Pan American Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  4. "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  5. "2022 South American Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
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