Jorge Ivayr Rodrigues da Fonseca (born 30 October 1992) is a Santomean-born Portuguese

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who competes for both Portugal and

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. He competed at the

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in the men's 100 kg event, in which he was eliminated in the second round by

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. He won the gold medal at the

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and in the 2021 World Judo Championships in

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. He won the bronze medal at the

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Personal life

In 2015, after he injured his left

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ligament, doctors found a

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on his left leg. Later on, he won the battle against cancer. Upon winning the medals in 2021, Fonseca questioned in his ironic speech to

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and Puma: "This medal I will dedicate to Adidas and Puma because they said I had no capacity to be a Puma representative. I dedicate this medal to Puma and Adidas leaders. I've already shown that I'm two-time world champion, third at the Olympic Games. Which status do I need to be sponsored by Adidas and Puma?" In 2022, he was a candidate for PSP, the national civil police force of Portugal, but failed the entrance examinations at the ''Escola Prática de Polícia'' (police school).

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* * * * 1992 births Living people Portuguese male judoka Olympic judoka for Portugal São Tomé and Príncipe emigrants to Portugal Portuguese people of São Tomé and Príncipe descent Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics World judo champions Judoka at the 2015 European Games Judoka at the 2019 European Games European Games medalists in judo European Games silver medalists for Portugal Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in judo Olympic bronze medalists for Portugal Black Portuguese sportspeople 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen {{Portugal-judo-bio-stub