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

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

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]

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.
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