Leo Dalis Santana Heredia is a Dominican Republic Greco-Roman wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the 130 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[1] He also won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
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| Full name | Leo Dalis Santana Heredia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Dominican Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 130 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 2018, he won the silver medal in the 130 kg event at the Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia.[2]
At the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Ottawa, Canada, he won one of the bronze medals in the 130 kg event.[3] He also competed in the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament, also held in Ottawa, Canada, without qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4] In May 2021, he also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[5]
He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[6]
Major results
edit| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2018 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 2nd | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 3rd | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
| 2020 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Ottawa, Canada | 3rd | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
| 2021 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
| 2022 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Acapulco, Mexico | 3rd | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
References
edit- ^ "2019 Pan American Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (6 March 2020). "United States win three golds on day one of Pan American Wrestling Championships in Ottawa". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (5 May 2022). "US claim four golds on first day of Pan American Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
External links
edit- Leo Santana at the International Wrestling Database
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