Brian Irr

Brian Irr
Personal information
Born (1988-07-17) July 17, 1988 (age 36)
Amherst, New York
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportKarate
Weight class+84 kg
EventKumite
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Kumite +84 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto Kumite +84 kg

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

Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 3rd Kumite +84 kg
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 1st Kumite +84 kg

References

  1. ^ a b "Brian Irr". 2019 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on September 28, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Karate Results" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 2, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "The Pan American Games: Day 15 of competition". InsideTheGames.biz. July 25, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Olympians from 34 countries now confirmed for Karate Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020". World Karate Federation. June 15, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 10, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  8. ^ "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.