Carlos Arturo Izquierdo Méndez (born 2 October 1997 in Buga, Valle del Cauca) is a Colombian freestyle wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the round of 16 by Jabrayil Hasanov.
He represented Colombia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's freestyle 86 kg event.
In 2024, he won a bronze medal in men's 86kg event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico. He competed at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He was eliminated in his second match.
Achievements
YearTournamentLocationResultEventRepresenting 2016Pan American ChampionshipsFrisco, United States 2ndFreestyle 74kg 2017U20 Pan American Championships Lima, Peru 2ndFreestyle 84kg Bolivarian GamesSanta Marta, Colombia 2ndFreestyle 86kg 2018 Central American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia 2ndFreestyle 86kg2019Pan American GamesLima, Peru 3rdFreestyle 86kg 2022Pan American ChampionshipsAcapulco, Mexico 3rdFreestyle 86kg2023Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador 2ndFreestyle 86kgPan American ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina 3rdFreestyle 86kg2024Pan American ChampionshipsAcapulco, Mexico 3rdFreestyle 86kg2025Bolivarian GamesLima, Peru 2ndFreestyle 97kg2026Central American and Caribbean GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 2ndFreestyle 97kg
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