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]

Bárbaro Morgan
Morgan (left) wrestling Ilya Mate at the 1980 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameBárbaro Julio Morgan Soroa
Born4 December 1951
Florida, Cuba
DiedJanuary 2018 (aged 66)[1]
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestling, sambo
Medal record
Representing  Cuba
Freestyle wrestling
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Mexico City -100 kg
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Toledo -100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Toledo -100 kg
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1971 Cali -90 kg
Silver medal – second place 1975 Mexico City -90 kg
Silver medal – second place 1979 San Juan -100 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1974 Santo Domingo -90 kg
Gold medal – first place 1978 Medellin -100 kg
Greco-Roman wrestling
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1975 Mexico City -90 kg
Silver medal – second place 1979 San Juan -100 kg
Sambo
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas +100 kg

References

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  1. ^ Bárbaro Morgan's obituary (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Details of Bárbaro Morgan profile available at the United World Wrestling Database.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
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