Darthe Capellan
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 27, 1996 |
| Home town | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada |
| Height | 160 cm (5.2 ft; 63 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Canada |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Weight class | 57 kg |
Event | Freestyle |
Darthe Capellan (born 27 April 1996)[1] is a Canadian freestyle wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 57 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.[2] At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 57 kg event.[3]
Capellan won the silver medal in the 50 kg event at the 2013 Canada Summer Games held in Sherbrooke, Quebec.[4]
In 2016, Capellan won the gold medal in the 57 kg event at the 2016 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Frisco, United States.
In 2017, he won the bronze medal in the 61 kg event at the Jeux de la Francophonie held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. In 2018, he competed in the men's freestyle 57 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.
Capellan represented Canada at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru in the men's freestyle 57 kg event.[3] He lost his first match against Juan Rubelín Ramírez of the Dominican Republic but managed to win his bronze medal match against Óscar Tigreros of Colombia.[3]
He lost his bronze medal match in his event at the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[5][6] He won one of the bronze medals in the 57 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.[7] He competed in the 57 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[8]
In 2024, Capellan competed at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[9] He was eliminated in his first match.[9] Capellan also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.[10]
