Maicon Andrade

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| full_name = Maicon de Andrade Siqueira

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|9 January 1993}}

| birth_place = Justinópolis, Ribeirão das Neves, MG, Brazil

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| height = 190 cm

| weight = 90 kg

| sport = Taekwondo

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Maicon de Andrade Siqueira (born 9 January 1993) is a taekwondo competitor from Brazil. He won bronze medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics, at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships and at the 2019 Pan American Games, being the first Brazilian man to get an Olympic medal in that sport - and second overall after Natália Falavigna.

Career

After starting the sport in a social project in Ribeirão das Neves and combining taekwondo with work as a bricklayer's assistant and waiter to help around the house, Maicon only began to dedicate himself exclusively to fighting in 2013, when he moved to São Caetano do Sul.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cob.org.br/pt/cob/time-brasil/atletas/maicon-de-andrade-siqueira |title=Profile at COB |website=COB.org.br |language=pt |publisher=Brazilian Olympic Committee}}

At the 2015 Summer Universiade, Maicon obtained a bronze medal in the +87 kg category.{{Cite web |url=https://ge.globo.com/outros-esportes/noticia/2015/07/universiade-maicon-e-derrotado-na-semi-e-fica-com-bronze-no-taekwondo.html |title=Universíade: Maicon é derrotado na semi e fica com bronze no taekwondo |website=ge.globo.com |language=pt}}

Due to a dispute between the Brazilian Taekwondo Confederation (CBTKD) and the Two Brother Team, she ended up left out of the team that would go to the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.{{Cite web |url=https://www.mg.superesportes.com.br/app/noticias/especiais/olimpiadas/jogos2016/jogos2016-noticias/2016/08/20/noticia-jogos2016,346550/mineiro-maicon-faz-historia-e-vai-de-ajudante-de-pedreiro-a-medalhista-olimpico-em-3-anos.shtml |title=Mineiro Maicon faz história e vai de ajudante de pedreiro a medalhista olímpico em 3 anos |website=mg.superesportes.com.br |language=pt}}

At the 2016 Rio Olympics, he won his first fight against the American Stephen Lambdin, in the quarterfinals he lost to the Nigerien athlete, Abdoul Razak Issoufou. When the Nigerien qualified for the final, Andrade was able to compete in the repechage. After beating Frenchman M'Bar N'Diaye, he went on to compete for bronze against Mahama Cho, from the United Kingdom, and won by one point after blows at the end. Maicon ended up winning the bronze medal, being the first Brazilian male taekwondist to win an Olympic medal, and Brazil's second achievement in the sport after Natália Falavigna took bronze in Beijing 2008.{{Cite web |url=https://ge.globo.com/olimpiadas/taekwondo/noticia/2016/08/com-fim-de-luta-emocionante-maicon-andrade-vence-e-fatura-o-bronze.html |title=Maicon Andrade vira luta com ponto no fim e conquista medalha de bronze |website=ge.globo.com |language=pt}}

At the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships, Maicon almost won a medal, reaching the quarterfinals but being eliminated by Abdoul Razak Issoufou.{{Cite web |url=https://ge.globo.com/olimpiadas/projeto-toquio/noticia/maicon-andrade-perde-para-n-4-do-mundo-e-cai-nas-quartas-do-mundial-de-muju.ghtml |title=Maicon Andrade perde para nº 4 do mundo e cai nas quartas do Mundial de Muju |website=ge.globo.com |language=pt}}

At the 2017 Summer Universiade, Maicon reached the final, but was unable to compete due to a muscle contracture in his lower back, taking silver.{{Cite web |url=https://www.lance.com.br/mais-esportes/maicon-andrade-sofre-lesao-nao-faz-final-mas-prata-universiade.html |title=Maicon Andrade sofre lesão, não faz final, mas é prata na Universíade |website=lance.com.br |language=pt}}

At the 2018 South American Games he won a gold medal in the +80 kg modality.

At the 2018 Pan American Taekwondo Championships held in Spokane, USA, Maicon won a bronze medal.{{Cite web |url=https://www.lance.com.br/mais-esportes/taekwondo-maicon-andrade-garante-bronze-pan-americano-nos-eua.html |title=Taekwondo: Maicon Andrade garante bronze no Pan-Americano nos EUA |website=lance.com.br |language=pt}}{{Cite web |url=https://ge.globo.com/olimpiadas/projeto-toquio/maicon-andrade/noticia/maicon-andrade-conquista-medalha-de-ouro-no-open-de-taekwondo-nos-eua.ghtml |title=Maicon Andrade conquista medalha de ouro no Open de Taekwondo nos EUA |website=ge.globo.com |language=pt}}

At the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships, Maicon achieved the best result of his career at the world championships by obtaining the bronze medal.{{Cite web |url=https://ge.globo.com/olimpiadas/projeto-toquio/noticia/maicon-andrade-garante-o-bronze-no-mundial-de-taekwondo-em-manchester.ghtml |title=Maicon Andrade garante o bronze no Mundial de Taekwondo em Manchester |website=ge.globo.com |language=pt}}

At the 2019 Pan American Games, after defeating Ecuadorian Jesus Perea in the third place match, he won bronze in the over 80 kg category.{{Cite web |url=https://recordtv.r7.com/pan-lima-2019/maicon-andrade-bate-cubano-e-conquista-o-bronze-no-taekwondo-29072019 |title=Maicon Andrade bate cubano e conquista o bronze no taekwondo |website=recordtv.r7.com |language=pt}}

Despite having won bronze at the 2019 World Championships, Maicon Andrade was not called up for the pre-Olympics in March 2020. Each country can send only two athletes per gender to the pre-Olympics, despite taekwondo having four categories at the Olympics. The Brazilian Taekwondo Confederation called up Ícaro Miguel (up to 80 kg) and Edival Pontes up to 68 kg. Maicon, Ícaro and Edival closed the world Olympic classification ranking in ninth place in their respective categories, and, subjectively, Maicon was cut from the pre-Olympics. Maicon took legal action against the Brazilian Taekwondo Confederation, but did not obtain the Olympic place.{{Cite web |url=https://ge.globo.com/taekwondo/noticia/fora-do-pre-olimpico-maicon-andrade-tentara-entrar-na-justica-por-vaga-em-toquio-2020.ghtml |title=Fora do pré-olímpico, Maicon Andrade tentará entrar na justiça por vaga em Tóquio 2020 |website=ge.globo.com |language=pt}}

At the 2022 Pan American Taekwondo Championships held in Punta Cana, Maicon obtained his second bronze at the Taekwondo Pans.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cob.org.br/pt/galerias/noticias/com-13-medalhas-brasil-e-campeao-geral-do-pan-de-taekwondo-em-punta-cana/ |title=Com 13 medalhas, Brasil é campeão geral do Pan de taekwondo em Punta Cana |website=COB.org.br |publisher=Brazilian Olympic Committee |language=pt}}

At the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships, Maicon came close to obtaining his second world medal, but was eliminated in the quarterfinals.{{Cite web |url=https://olimpiadatododia.com.br/taekwondo/479191-edival-pontes-leva-prata-no-mundial-de-taekwondo/ |title=Edival Pontes leva a prata no Mundial de taekwondo |website=olimpiadatododia.com.br |language=pt}}

At the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships, Maicon, second best in the world rankings, debuted against Argentine Agustin Alves, with the Brazilian winning in two rounds, with 3/1 and 6/5. Then, the Olympic medalist faced Britain's Caden Cunnigham and lost 2-1 (2/0, 0/2 and 1/1).{{Cite web |url=https://olimpiadatododia.com.br/taekwondo/513682-maicon-andrade-larissa-rossi-mundial/ |title=Maicon Andrade cai nas oitavas e Brasil encerra participação no Mundial |website=olimpiadatododia.com.br |language=pt}}

At the 2023 Pan American Games, the men's team, formed by Maicon Andrade, Edival Pontes and Paulo Melo, won an unprecedented gold medal for the country, after a thrilling comeback over Cuba in the semifinals, with a 76-60 triumph, and a crushing victory over Chile 48 to 16, where the Brazilian team was impressive in front of the noisy fans who attended the Centro de Deportes de Contacto.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cob.org.br/pt/galerias/noticias/de-forma-heroica-brasil-conquista-ouro-e-bronze-por-equipes-no-taekwondo-em-santiago/ |title=De forma heroica, Brasil conquista ouro e bronze por equipes no taekwondo em Santiago |website=COB.org.br |language=pt |publisher=Brazilian Olympic Committee}}

References

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{{Cite web |url=http://www.brasil2016.gov.br/pt/megaeventos/olimpiadas/medalhistas/maicon-siqueira |title=Maicon Siqueira. Olimpíadas 2016 |website=Brasil2016.gov.br |language=pt |access-date=21 September 2017}}

{{Cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/maicon-siqueira |title=Maicon Siqueira |website=Rio2016.com |publisher=Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=10 August 2016}}

{{Cite web |url=http://www.cob.org.br/en/atletas/maicon-de-andrade-siqueira |title=Maicon de Andrade |website=COB.org.br |language=pt |publisher=Brazilian Olympic Committee |access-date=10 August 2016}}

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External links

{{World Taekwondo profile|8cd69a77-67cd-4203-80b8-6adba0b17c3d|Maicon Siqueira}}
{{World Taekwondo ranking|11e6eef4-8d5e-315e-92b4-12f817a4f090|Maicon Siqueira}}
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{{Olympics.com profile|maicon-siqueira|Maicon Siqueira}}
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{{BOC profile|name=Maicon Andrade}}

Category:1993 births

Category:Living people

Category:Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Brazil

Category:Martial artists from Minas Gerais

Category:Brazilian male taekwondo practitioners

Category:Taekwondo practitioners at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil

Category:Olympic medalists in taekwondo

Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Category:People from Ribeirão das Neves

Category:Summer World University Games medalists in taekwondo

Category:FISU World University Games silver medalists for Brazil