Miguel Hidalgo (triathlete)

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Miguel Hidalgo
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Personal information
Full nameMiguel Lopes Hidalgo
Born (2000-04-08) 8 April 2000 (age 24)
Salto, São Paulo, Brazil
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportTriathlon
Medal record
Men's triathlon
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Santiago Men
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Santiago Mixed relay
Pan American Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Montevideo Mixed Relay
South American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Asunción Men
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Asunción Mixed relay
Junior Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Colombia Men

Miguel Lopes Hidalgo (born 8 April 2000) is a Brazilian triathlete. [1] [2]

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Career

He started practicing triathlon in 2015. Before taking up the sport, he thought about following in his father's footsteps and studying engineering, but opted for the sport. [3]

In 2018 he was Brazilian Junior Champion and South American Junior Champion. In 2019 he was runner-up in the American Cup Brasília, runner-up in the European Cup Holten Junior Champion and South American Junior Champion. [2]

At the 2021 Junior Pan American Games, he won a gold medal in the men's triathlon. [4]

At the 2022 South American Games he won two gold medals, in the men's triathlon and in the triathlon mixed relay. [5]

At the 2022 Pan American Triathlon Championship, held in Montevideo, Uruguay, the Brazilian mixed relay team, with the participation of Hidalgo, won the gold medal. [6]

At the Paris 2024 Olympics test event held in August 2023, Hidalgo finished in 8th place. [7]

In the 2023 World Triathlon Championship Series Finals, held in September, in Pontevedra, Hidalgo finished in 6th position. [8]

At the 2023 Pan American Games he won two gold medals, in the men's triathlon and in the triathlon mixed relay. [9] [10]

At the age of 24, he competed in his first Olympics at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Competing in the individual triathlon event, he was in contention for bronze near the end of the race, with 2 km left to run. After this moment, Hidalgo was unable to maintain the strong pace of the race and was overtaken by some athletes. He finished in 10th place, the best placement ever obtained by a South American in the history of the Olympic triathlon. [11]

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References

  1. "ITU Profile". International Triathlon Union.
  2. 1 2 "Miguel Lopes Hidalgo - Esporte Clube Pinheiros". ecp.org.br. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  3. "Conheça Miguel Hidalgo, ouro no triatlo no Pan 2023 - Lance!". lance.com.br. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  4. "Miguel Hidalgo garante o primeiro ouro do Brasil nos Jogos Pan-Americanos Júnior - ISTOÉ Independente". istoe.com.br. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  5. "Triatlo confirma favoritismo com ouro no revezamento". cob.org.br. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  6. "Brasil conquista o ouro no revezamento misto no Pan de triatlo". surtoolimpico.com.br. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  7. Miguel Hidalgo é 8º lugar em evento-teste das Olimpíadas
  8. Miguel Hidalgo alcança 6° lugar no Mundial de Pontevedra
  9. "Pan 2023: Miguel Hidalgo se recupera após erros e é ouro no triatlo | jogos pan-americanos". ge. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  10. Agências. "Brasil conquista o ouro no revezamento misto do triatlo no Pan". jornaldocomercio.com. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  11. Miguel Hidalgo é 10º e consegue o melhor resultado da história da América do Sul na história do triatlo masculino