Bárbaro Julio Morgan Soroa (4 December 1951 – January 2018) was a heavyweight wrestler from Cuba, who competed in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling,[2] winning a bronze medal at the 1978 World Championships in men's freestyle. He competed in men's freestyle at the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics and placed fifth-eighth.[3] Morgan won three silver medals in freestyle wrestling at the Pan American Games in 1971–1979 and a gold medal in sambo in 1983 – the only year when sambo tournament was held at those games.[4]
 Morgan (left) wrestling Ilya Mate at the 1980 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Bárbaro Julio Morgan Soroa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 December 1951 Florida, Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | January 2018 (aged 66)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestling, sambo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ Bárbaro Morgan's obituary (in Spanish)
- ^ Details of Bárbaro Morgan profile available at the United World Wrestling Database.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bárbaro Morgan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ Steven Olderr (2003). The Pan American Games / Los Juegos Panamericanos: A Statistical History, 1951–1999, bilingual edition / Una Historia Estadistica, 1951–1999, edicion bilingue. McFarland. pp. 324, 327, 329. ISBN 978-0-7864-4336-9.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bárbaro Morgan.
- Bárbaro Morgan at the International Wrestling Database
- Bárbaro Morgan at Olympedia
- Barbaro Morgan Sorda at Olympics.com
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