Yosvanys Peña

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 held in Tokyo, Japan.

Yosvanys Peña
Personal information
Full nameYosvanys Peña Flores
Born (1993-12-24) 24 December 1993
Sport
CountryCuba
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class77 kg
Event(s)Greco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Cuba
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima 77 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Buenos Aires 77 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Ottawa 77 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Acapulco 77 kg

Career

In 2010, he 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, he 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 competed in the 77 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[6]

Achievements
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

References
  1. Pavitt, Michael (19 April 2019). "United States enjoy further gold medal success at Pan American Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. Pavitt, Michael (7 March 2020). "United States continue Greco-Roman success at Pan American Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. Houston, Michael (13 March 2020). "Cuba seal maximum Olympics quota spots in Greco-Roman wrestling". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  4. "2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  5. "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  6. "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.


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