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Full name | Miguel Lopes Hidalgo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Salto, São Paulo, Brazil | 8 April 2000||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Triathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Miguel Lopes Hidalgo (born 8 April 2000) is a Brazilian triathlete. [1] [2]
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]