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| Born | July 17, 1988 Amherst, New York | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +84 kg | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Kumite | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Brian Irr (born July 17, 1988) [1] is an American karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite +84 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru. [1] [2] In the final, he defeated Daniel Gaysinsky of Canada. [2]
In 2015, Irr won one of the bronze medals in men's kumite +84 kg at the Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada. [3]
In June 2021, Irr competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [4] He did not qualify at this tournament but he was able to qualify via continental representation soon after. [5] He competed in the men's +75 kg event at the Olympics. [6] In November 2021, he competed in the men's +84 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Irr competed in the men's kumite +84 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States. [7] He finished in third place in his pool during the elimination round and he did not advance to compete in the semi-finals. [7]
He competed in the men's kumite +84 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile. [8]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 3rd | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 1st | Kumite +84 kg |
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Camilo Esteban Velozo Zúñiga is a Chilean karateka. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain. At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, he won the silver medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event.
Vinícius Figueira is a Brazilian karateka. He won the silver medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.
Freddy Valera is a Venezuelan karateka. He won Gold Medal in the Men's Individual -84 Kg Kumite XXIV Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe San Salvador 2023.
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Asiman Gurbanli is an Azerbaijani karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite +84 kg event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's +84 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Thomas Scott is an American karateka. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 75 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He is also a three-time gold medalist in the men's 75 kg event at the Pan American Games. He won the silver medal in this event at the 2011 Pan American Games.
Yves Martial Tadissi is a Hungarian karateka. He won the silver medal in the men's 67 kg kumite event at the 2016 World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria. He is also a four-time bronze medalist in this event at the European Karate Championships.
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Kalvis Kalniņš is a Latvian karateka. He is a five-time medalist at the European Karate Championships: in total, he won one gold medal, two silver medals and two bronze medals. He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the 2010 World Karate Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.
Gogita Arkania is a Georgian karateka. He is a two-time gold medalist at the World Karate Championships. He also represented Georgia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
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