Darthe Capellan
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 27, 1996 Davao City, Philippines |
| Home town | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada |
| Height | 160 cm (5.2 ft; 63 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Canada |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Weight class | 57 kg |
| Event | Freestyle |
Darthe Capellan (born 27 April 1996)[1] is a Canadian freestyle wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 57 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.[2] At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 57 kg event.[3]
Career[edit]
Capellan won the silver medal in the 50 kg event at the 2013 Canada Summer Games held in Sherbrooke, Quebec.[4]
In 2016, Capellan won the gold medal in the 57 kg event at the 2016 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Frisco, United States.
In 2017, he won the bronze medal in the 61 kg event at the Jeux de la Francophonie held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. In 2018, he competed in the men's freestyle 57 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.
Capellan represented Canada at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru in the men's freestyle 57 kg event.[3] He lost his first match against Juan Rubelín Ramírez of the Dominican Republic but managed to win his bronze medal match against Óscar Tigreros of Colombia.[3]
He lost his bronze medal match in his event at the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[5][6] He won one of the bronze medals in the 57 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.[7] He competed in the 57 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[8]
In 2024, Capellan competed at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[9] He was eliminated in his first match.[9]
Achievements[edit]
| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Canada Summer Games |  Sherbrooke, Quebec
|
2nd | Freestyle 50 kg |
| 2016 | Pan American Wrestling Championships |  Frisco, United States
|
1st | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2017 | Jeux de la Francophonie |  Abidjan, Ivory Coast
|
3rd | Freestyle 61 kg |
| 2019 | Pan American Games |  Lima, Peru
|
3rd | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2022 | Commonwealth Games |  Birmingham, England
|
3rd | Freestyle 57 kg |
References[edit]
- ^ "Darthe Capellan". Wrestling Canada Lutte. Archived from the original on 2019-04-21. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (6 August 2022). "Phogat completes Commonwealth Games hat-trick with another wrestling gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "2019 Pan American Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-08-12. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Men's 50kg". Canada Games. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (8 May 2022). "US underline domination of wrestling's Pan American Championships on final day". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Wrestling Competition Summary" (PDF). 2022 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ a b "2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
External links[edit]
- Darthe Capellan at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
- Darthe Capellan at United World Wrestling
- Darthe Capellan at Wrestling Canada Lutte
- Darthe Capellan at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Living people
- 1996 births
- Sportspeople from Davao City
- Canadian male sport wrestlers
- Wrestlers at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games medalists in wrestling
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
- Wrestlers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada
- 21st-century Canadian people
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games