Diamantino Iuna Fafé

Diamantino Iuna Fafé (born 10 June 2001) is a Bissau-Guinean freestyle wrestler. He is a silver medalist at the African Wrestling Championships. He competed in the men's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2]

Diamantino Iuna Fafé
Personal information
Born (2001-06-10) 10 June 2001[1]
Sport
CountryGuinea-Bissau
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class57 kg
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Guinea-Bissau
African Championships
2020 Algiers 57 kg

Career

In 2018, he won the gold medal in the 55 kg event at the African Youth Games.[3] In 2019, he competed in the 57 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan where he was eliminated in his first match by Yuki Takahashi of Japan.[4]

He qualified at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Guinea-Bissau at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5][6]

Major results
Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2020 African Championships Algiers, Algeria 2nd Freestyle 57 kg

References
  1. "Wrestling IUNA FAFE Diamantino - Tokyo 2020 Olympics".
  2. "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  3. "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 African Youth Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  4. "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. Shefferd, Neil (4 April 2021). "Algeria claim four places at Tokyo 2020 on final day of UWW Africa and Oceania Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 April 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.


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