Brian Irr
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| Born | July 17, 1988 Amherst, New York | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +84 kg | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Kumite | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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[edit]
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]
Achievements[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 3rd | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 1st | Kumite +84 kg |
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
External links[edit]
- Brian Irr at the World Games
- Brian Irr at Olympics.com
- Brian Irr at Olympedia
- Brian Irr at Team USA (archive July 12, 2022)
- Brian Irr at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games (archived)
- Living people
- 1988 births
- People from Amherst, New York
- Sportspeople from Erie County, New York
- American male karateka
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in karate
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in karate
- Karateka at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Karateka at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Karateka at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Karateka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic karateka for the United States
- Competitors at the 2022 World Games
- 21st-century American sportsmen