Diamantino Iuna Fafé
Bissau-Guinean freestyle wrestler
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Diamantino Iuna Fafé (born 10 June 2001) is a Bissau-Guinean freestyle wrestler. He is a five-time medalist, including three gold medals, at the African Wrestling Championships. He competed in the men's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2]
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| Born | 10 June 2001[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Guinea-Bissau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 57 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships held in El Jadida, Morocco.[7][8]
He competed in the men's freestyle 57 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[9]
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
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| 2020 | African Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 2nd | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2022 | African Championships | El Jadida, Morocco | 3rd | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2023 | African Championships | Hammamet, Tunisia | 1st | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2024 | African Championships | Alexandria, Egypt | 1st | Freestyle 57 kg |
