David Zuniga

David Santos Zuniga (born March 1, 1968) is a retired wrestler that competed in the 1996 Olympics and several FILA Wrestling World Championships.

David Zuniga
Personal information
Birth nameDavid Santos Zuniga
NationalityAmerican
Born (1968-03-01) March 1, 1968[1]
Worland, Wyoming, U.S.
Height5-4.5 (165 cm)
Weight137 Ibs (62 kg)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Pan-American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Mar del Plata 62 kg
Silver medal – second place 1999 Winnipeg 69 kg

International career

Zuniga placed 4th at the 1994 World Wrestling Championships and also competed at the 1995 World Wrestling Championships, 1997 World Wrestling Championships, and 1999 World Wrestling Championships.[2]

Zuniga was a bronze medalist at the 1995 Pan American Games and a silver medalist at the 1999 Pan American Games.[3]

At the 1996 Olympics in the Men's Greco-Roman 62 kg Zuniga defeated Ainsley Robinson in the first round before losing to Ivan Ivanov and Sergey Martynov.[4]

References

  1. David Zuniga at Sports Reference
  2. USA Wrestling (May 17, 2007). "USA Wrestling - Features, Events, Results | Team USA". Themat.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  3. USA Wrestling (May 17, 2007). "USA Wrestling - Features, Events, Results | Team USA". Themat.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  4. "Archives - Philly.com". Articles.philly.com. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
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