Pedro Mejías


Pedro Mejías is a Venezuelan freestyle wrestler. He is a two-time gold medalist at the South American Games and a bronze medalist at the Pan American Games. He is also a two-time medalist at the Central American and Caribbean Games and a six-time medalist at the Pan American Wrestling Championships.

Career

In 2019, Mejías competed in the 57kg event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru without winning a medal; he was eliminated in his first match by Reineri Andreu of Cuba.
In March 2020, Mejías won the silver medal in the 57 kg event at the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Ottawa, Canada. He also competed in the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament, also held in Ottawa, Canada, without qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Mejías won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay. He won the silver medal in his event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico. Mejías competed at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.

Achievements

YearTournamentLocationResultEvent
2013Pan American Wrestling ChampionshipsPanama City, Panama3rdFreestyle 55 kg
2013Bolivarian GamesTrujillo, Peru1stFreestyle 55 kg
2014South American GamesSantiago, Chile1stFreestyle 57 kg
2014Central American and Caribbean GamesVeracruz, Mexico1stFreestyle 57 kg
2015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada3rdFreestyle 57 kg
2016Pan American Wrestling ChampionshipsFrisco, United States3rdFreestyle 61 kg
2017Bolivarian GamesSanta Marta, Colombia3rdFreestyle 57 kg
2018South American GamesCochabamba, Bolivia1stFreestyle 57 kg
2018Central American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia3rdFreestyle 57 kg
2019Pan American Wrestling ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina3rdFreestyle 57 kg
2020Pan American Wrestling ChampionshipsOttawa, Canada2ndFreestyle 57 kg
2022South American GamesAsunción, Paraguay2ndFreestyle 57 kg
2023Pan American Wrestling ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina3rdFreestyle 57 kg
2024Pan American Wrestling ChampionshipsAcapulco, Mexico2ndFreestyle 57kg