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Yosvanys Peña
Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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In 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]
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