Jorge Fonseca

For the Cape Verdean politician, see Jorge Carlos Fonseca.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Fonseca.

Jorge Fonseca

Personal information
Full name	Jorge Ivayr Rodrigues da Fonseca
Born	(1992-10-30) 30 October 1992 São Tomé and Príncipe
Died
Occupation	Judoka
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country	Portugal
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍100 kg
Club	Sporting CP
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	Bronze (2020)
World Champ.	Gold (2019, 2021)
European Champ.	Bronze (2020)
Highest world ranking	1st (2021)
Medal record Men's judo Representing Portugal Olympic Games Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo ‍–‍100 kg World Championships Gold medal – first place 2019 Tokyo ‍–‍100 kg Gold medal – first place 2021 Budapest ‍–‍100 kg European Games Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Mixed team European Championships Bronze medal – third place 2020 Prague ‍–‍100 kg IJF Grand Slam Gold medal – first place 2022 Antalya ‍–‍100 kg Gold medal – first place 2024 Antalya ‍–‍100 kg Silver medal – second place 2022 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍100 kg Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku ‍–‍100 kg Bronze medal – third place 2017 Paris ‍–‍100 kg Bronze medal – third place 2018 Düsseldorf ‍–‍100 kg Bronze medal – third place 2018 Osaka ‍–‍100 kg Bronze medal – third place 2020 Budapest ‍–‍100 kg Bronze medal – third place 2024 Astana ‍–‍100 kg IJF Grand Prix Gold medal – first place 2022 Almada ‍–‍100 kg Silver medal – second place 2017 Zagreb ‍–‍100 kg Silver medal – second place 2018 Agadir ‍–‍100 kg Silver medal – second place 2023 Zagreb ‍–‍100 kg Silver medal – second place 2024 Linz ‍–‍100 kg Bronze medal – third place 2014 Zagreb ‍–‍100 kg Bronze medal – third place 2015 Zagreb ‍–‍100 kg Bronze medal – third place 2016 Tbilisi ‍–‍100 kg Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tbilisi ‍–‍100 kg Bronze medal – third place 2019 Zagreb ‍–‍100 kg European U23 Championships Gold medal – first place 2013 Samokov ‍–‍100 kg Bronze medal – third place 2014 Wrocław ‍–‍100 kg
Profile at external databases
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Updated on 13 May 2024

Jorge Ivayr Rodrigues da Fonseca (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. 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.

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?"

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).

External links

• Jorge Fonseca at The-Sports.org
• Jorge Fonseca on Instagram