Jansel Rafael Ramírez Feliz (born September 25, 1983 in Santo Domingo) is an amateur Dominican Republic Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's featherweight category.[1] Considered one of the Caribbean's top Greco-Roman wrestlers in his decade, Ramirez has claimed two bronze medals in the 55 and 60-kg division at the Pan American Games (2007 and 2011), and also represented the Dominican Republic at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2][3] Ramirez is also a member of the wrestling club for the Dominican Republic National Team, under his personal coach and mentor Alexis Camué.[4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jansel Rafael Ramírez Feliz |
| Nationality |  Dominican Republic |
| Born | 25 September 1983 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Style | Greco-Roman |
| Club | DR National Team |
| Coach | Alexis Camué |
Ramirez qualified as a lone wrestler for the Dominican Republic squad in the men's 55 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a wild card invitation from the International Federation of Associated Wrestling (FILA).[5][6] He lost two straight matches, one to Japan's Masatoshi Toyota due to the ten–point superiority limit, and the other to Hungarian wrestler and eventual winner István Majoros with a 5–0 decision, leaving Ramirez on the bottom of the pool and placing last out of twenty-two wrestlers in the final standings.[7]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jansel Ramírez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ "Bronce para México en lucha grecorromana 74kg" [Bronze for Mexico in Greco-Roman wrestling 74kg] (in Spanish). El Informador. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ "Dividen Cuba y EEUU" [Cuba and the U.S. divided] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 25 July 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "Alexis Camué Moya: Profesor cubano" [Alexis Camué Moya: Cuban professor] (in Spanish). El Nacional. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ Abbott, Gary (13 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 55 kg/121 lbs. in men's Greco-Roman". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ Vargas, Kennedy (23 August 2004). "Jansel Ramírez competirá hoy en lucha" [Jansel Ramírez competes in wrestling today] (in Spanish). Hoy (Santo Domingo). Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ "Wrestling: Men's Greco-Roman 55kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
External links
edit- Jansel Ramírez at the International Wrestling Database
- Jansel Ramírez at Olympedia
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