Andrés Ayub

Andrés Antonio Ayub Valenzuela[lower-alpha 1] (born 1 January 1982) is an amateur Chilean Greco-Roman wrestler, who competes in the men's super heavyweight category.[1][2]

Andrés Ayub
Personal information
Full nameAndrés Antonio Ayub Valenzuela
Born (1982-01-01) 1 January 1982
Santiago, Chile
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleGreco-Roman
CoachEugenio Deultelmoser[1]
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Chile
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto -130 kg

Ayub became the first Chilean wrestler in history to compete at the Summer Olympics at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[3] He qualified for the men's 120 kg class, after placing second from the Pan American Qualification Tournament in Kissimmee, Florida.[4] He received a bye through to his round of sixteen match, before losing out to Georgia's Guram Pherselidze, who was able to score four points in two straight periods, leaving Ayub without a single point.[5]

He won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in the Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg event.

Notes
  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ayub and the second or maternal family name is Valenzuela.

References
  1. "Andrés Ayub". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrés Ayub". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  3. "Luchador Andrés Ayub aseguró un cupo a los Juegos Olímpicos 2012" [Wrestler Andrés Ayub secures a spot for the 2012 Olympic Games] (in Spanish). Sport 10 Austria. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  4. Sesker, Craig (24 March 2012). "Byers, Chun win titles to qualify weight classes for Olympics at FILA Pan American Qualifier". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  5. "Men's 120kg Greco-Roman Round of 16 Finals". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.


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