Moisés Sánchez

Moisés Sánchez Parra[lower-alpha 1] (born September 21, 1980 in Palma de Mallorca) is a retired amateur Spanish Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's welterweight category.[1] He represented his nation Spain at the 2004 Summer Olympics and later capped his sporting career in 2005 with a silver and bronze at the Mediterranean Games and European Championships. Before his retirement from wrestling in 2010, Sanchez trained full-time for Budokan Wrestling Club in Palma de Mallorca under his coach Eusebio Capel.[2]

Moisés Sánchez
Personal information
Full nameMoisés Sánchez Parra
Nationality Spain
Born (1980-09-21) 21 September 1980
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleGreco-Roman
ClubBudokan Wrestling Club
CoachEusebio Capel
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Spain
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place2005 Almería66 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2005 Varna66 kg

Sanchez qualified for the Spanish squad in the men's 66 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Earlier in the process, he finished second at the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tashkent, Uzbekistan to guarantee his spot on the returning Spanish wrestling team after a 12-year hiatus.[3][4] He lost two straight matches each to Kyrgyzstan's Kanatbek Begaliev (1–9) and Iran's Parviz Zeidvand (1–3) that left him on the bottom of the prelim pool, placing eighteenth in the final standings. As two wrestlers were both disqualified by a forfeit in the fifth-place match, Sanchez's position was upgraded to sixteenth.[5][6]

In 2005, Sanchez overcame his Olympic setback to pick up a bronze medal in the 66-kg division at the European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria. When Spain hosted the Mediterranean Games in Almería a few months later, Sanchez lost his final match to Turkey's Selçuk Çebi, and received a silver medal to the delight of the home crowd.[7] He also sought his second bid for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but failed to earn a spot from two Olympic Qualification Tournaments.

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

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Moises Sánchez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  2. Pastor, Guillem (20 February 2010). "El olímpico Moisés Sánchez anuncia su retirada de la alta competición" [Olympian Moisés Sánchez announces his retirement from the competition] (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. Abbott, Gary (16 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. in men's Greco-Roman". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  4. Filipelli, Vera (15 March 2004). "American women top France in soccer". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  5. "Wrestling: Men's Greco-Roman 66kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  6. "Moisés Sánchez pierde su segundo combate y se despide de la competición" [Moisés Sánchez lost his second bout and bid farewell in the competition] (in Spanish). El Mundo (Spain). 24 August 2004. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  7. "Segundo oro para Rafael Martínez en gimnasia" [Second gold for Rafael Martínez in gymnastics] (in Spanish). El Mundo (Spain). 26 June 2005. Retrieved 9 July 2014.


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