Yosvanys Peña Flores (born 24 December 1993) is a Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler. At the Pan American Wrestling Championships he won the gold medal in the 77 kg event both in 2019 and in 2020.[1][2] He also represented Cuba at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Yosvanys Peña Flores |
| Born | 24 December 1993 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Sport | Amateur wrestling |
| Weight class | 77 kg |
| Event | Greco-Roman |
Medal record | |
Career
editIn 2010, Peña won the silver medal in the boys' Greco-Roman 42 kg event at the Summer Youth Olympics held in Singapore. In the final, he lost against Murad Bazarov of Azerbaijan.
In March 2020, Peña qualified at the Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Ottawa, Canada to represent Cuba at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3][4] He competed in the 77 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[5] He was eliminated in his first match.[5]
He competed in the 77 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[6] He was eliminated in his first match.[6]
Peña won a bronze medal in his event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[7] A few days later, at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico, he earned a quota place for Cuba for the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[8][9] He competed in the 77 kg event at the Olympics where he was eliminated in his first match.[10]
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1st | Greco-Roman 77 kg |
| Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 3rd | Greco-Roman 77 kg | |
| 2020 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Ottawa, Canada | 1st | Greco-Roman 77 kg |
| 2022 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Acapulco, Mexico | 1st | Greco-Roman 77 kg |
| 2023 | Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | 3rd | Greco-Roman 77 kg |
References
edit- ^ Pavitt, Michael (19 April 2019). "United States enjoy further gold medal success at Pan American Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (7 March 2020). "United States continue Greco-Roman success at Pan American Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ Houston, Michael (13 March 2020). "Cuba seal maximum Olympics quota spots in Greco-Roman wrestling". 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.
- ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ a b "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Qualified NOCs at 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
edit- Yosvanys Peña at the International Wrestling Database
- Yosvanys Peña at Olympics.com
- Yosvanys Peña at Olympedia
