Jorge Fonseca Explained

Full Name:Jorge Ivayr Rodrigues da Fonseca
Birth Date:30 October 1992
Birth Place:São Tomé and Príncipe
Height:1.74 m
Country:Portugal
Weight Class:100 kg
Club:Sporting CP
Olympics Rank:3
Olympics Year:2020
Olympics Weight:Men's 100 kg
Worlds Rank:1
Worlds Year:2019
Worlds Weight:Men's 100 kg
Worlds Year2:2021
Worlds Weight2:Men's 100 kg
Regionals Type:EU
Regionals Rank:3
Regionals Year:2020
Regionals Weight:Men's 100 kg
Highestranking:1st (2021)
Updated:13 May 2024

Jorge Ivayr Rodrigues da Fonseca[1] (born 30 October 1992) is a Santomean-born Portuguese judoka who competes for both Portugal and Sporting Clube de Portugal. 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.[2] [3] 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.

Personal life

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

Upon winning the medals in 2021, 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 a Puma representative. 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. Which status do I need to be sponsored by Adidas and Puma?"[5]

In 2022, he was a candidate for PSP, the national civil police force of Portugal, but failed the entrance examinations at the Escola Prática de Polícia (police school).[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.publico.pt/toquio-2020/portugueses Portugueses | Tóquio 2020 | PÚBLICO
  2. Web site: Jorge Fonseca . Rio 2016 . 3 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160818112131/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/jorge-fonseca . 18 August 2016 . dead .
  3. Web site: Men −100 kg – Standings . Rio 2016 . 3 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160820025640/https://www.rio2016.com/en/judo-standings-ju-men-100-kg . 20 August 2016 . dead .
  4. Web site: Do câncer ao 1º título mundial de Portugal: Jorge Fonseca vive dia histórico e festeja ouro dançando. Globoesporte. 30 August 2019 . pt-br. 31 August 2019.
  5. Web site: 29 July 2021. Judoca ganha bronze e ironiza Adidas e Puma: "O que preciso para ser patrocinado?" . July 29, 2021 . IstoÉ.
  6. Web site: Judoca campeão do mundo chumba no acesso à PSP . 2023-08-21 . www.cmjornal.pt . pt-PT.
  7. Web site: 2022-09-20 . O campeão Jorge Fonseca não é digno de vestir a farda da PSP . 2023-08-21 . TSF Rádio Notícias . pt-PT.