Abraham de Jesús "Abramo" Conyedo Ruano (born 7 October 1993)[1] is a Cuban-born freestyle wrestler representing Italy. He represented Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan,[2][3] winning a bronze medal in the men's freestyle 97 kg event.[4] He is also a bronze medalist at the World Wrestling Championships and the European Wrestling Championships.

Abraham Conyedo
Conyedo in 2021
Personal information
Full nameAbraham de Jesús Conyedo Ruano
NicknameAbramo
NationalityCuban-Italian
Born (1993-10-07) 7 October 1993 (age 31)
Santa Clara, Cuba
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Life partnerTiziana Corona
Sport
CountryItaly
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class
  • 97 kg
  • 125 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 97 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest 97 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Rome 97 kg
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran 125 kg
Representing  Cuba
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Santiago 97 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Singapore 100 kg

Career

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In 2018, Conyedo won one of the bronze medals in the men's 97 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[5] In 2020, he won one of the bronze medals in the 97 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.[6][7]

In March 2021, Conyedo competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary, qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[8] A month later, he competed in the 97 kg event at the 2021 European Wrestling Championships in Warsaw, Poland where he was eliminated in his first match.

In 2022, Conyedo lost his bronze medal match in the 125 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[9] He won the silver medal in the 125 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[10]

Conyedo competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[11] He was eliminated in his second match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[11] Conyedo also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.[12]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2018 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Freestyle 97 kg
2020 European Championships Rome, Italy 3rd Freestyle 97 kg
2021 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 3rd Freestyle 97 kg
2022 Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria 2nd Freestyle 125 kg

References

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  1. ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. ^ Shefferd, Neil (6 May 2021). "Twelve freestyle wrestlers seal Tokyo 2020 places on first day of UWW World Olympic Games qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Inside the Games. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Olympic Athletes | Tokyo 2020 Olympics (Jul 23-Aug 8, 2021)". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  5. ^ "2018 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  6. ^ "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. ^ Shepherd, Neil (15 February 2020). "Triple gold for Russia on penultimate day of European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Inside the Games. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  8. ^ "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  9. ^ "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  11. ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  12. ^ "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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