American karateka (born 1988)
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]
Career
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]
Achievements
References
^ a b "Brian Irr" . 2019 Pan American Games . Archived from the original on September 28, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
^ a b "Karate Results" (PDF) . 2019 Pan American Games . Archived (PDF) from the original on June 2, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2020 .
^ "The Pan American Games: Day 15 of competition" . InsideTheGames.biz . July 25, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
^ "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF) . World Karate Federation . Archived (PDF) from the original on June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021 .
^ "Olympians from 34 countries now confirmed for Karate Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020" . World Karate Federation . June 15, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021 .
^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF) . 2020 Summer Olympics . Archived (PDF) from the original on August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021 .
^ a b "Karate Results Book" (PDF) . 2022 World Games . Archived from the original (PDF) on July 10, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022 .
^ "2023 Pan American Games Karate Results Book" (PDF) . 2023 Pan American Games . Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2024 .
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