Ruíz, the eldest in the family of six, was born and raised in Santa Ana, California by Mexican immigrants. He began wrestling in his sophomore year at Santa Ana Valley High School, and placed seventh in the heavyweight division at the national state high school championships. Ruíz continued his sporting career upon his admission at Santa Ana College, where he became a two-time All-American champion in 2003 and in 2004. In both years, he also finished second in the same division at the California Community College Athletic Association state finals. Following his career at Santa Ana College, Ruíz transferred to Menlo College in Atherton, California, and spent for three years (2007–2009) in the wrestling team, competing in the heavyweight division. In 2008, he became a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) champion, and in the following year, he claimed his third championship title in the All-American division.[3]
After graduating from Menlo College in 2010, Ruíz was recruited to Alpha Omega Wrestling Club in Mexico City, Mexico, to compete and represent his parents' birth nation. At the peak of his sporting career in Mexico, he became a three-time national champion, and won a silver medal at the 2010 Pan American Wrestling Championships in Rionegro, Colombia. Ruíz also represented the host nation at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, where he was defeated by Cuba's Disney Rodríguez in the quarterfinal round, without receiving a technical score. Despite his sudden loss at the Pan American Games, Ruíz had granted his qualifying place to represent Mexico at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London after winning silver for the men's heavyweight division at the FILA Pan American Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament in Orlando, Florida.
At the Olympics, Ruíz competed in the men's heavyweight division in freestyle wrestling, where he was eliminated in the first round, after being defeated by Georgia's Davit Modzmanashvili. Because his opponent reached the final, and eventually won the silver medal, Ruíz had a chance to qualify for an Olympic bronze medal via a repechage bout; however, he lost to Kazakhstan's Daulet Shabanbay in the first repechage round, because of his opponent's technical fall.
Ruíz has been actively working as a voluntary assistant wrestling coach at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina.
Referencesedit
^ ab. London 2012. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
^"Former Menlo Men's Wrestler Jesse Ruiz Headed to 2012 Olympics". Menlo College. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
External linksedit
Official website
Profile – California Community Colleges
January 01, 1970
jesse, ruíz, american, politician, lawyer, jesse, ruiz, politician, jesse, prudente, ruíz, flores, born, july, 1985, american, born, wrestler, represented, mexico, competed, freestyle, heavyweight, division, 2012, summer, olympics, london, jesse, ruizpersonal,. For the American politician and lawyer see Jesse Ruiz politician Jesse Prudente Ruiz Flores born July 31 1985 is an American born wrestler who represented Mexico and competed in the men s freestyle 120 kg heavyweight division at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London 1 2 Jesse RuizJesse RuizPersonal informationFull nameJesse Prudente Ruiz FloresNationality MexicoBorn 1985 07 31 31 July 1985 age 38 Santa Ana California United StatesHeight1 80 m 5 ft 11 in Weight97 kg 214 lb SportSportWrestlingStyleFreestyleClubClub Alpha Omega MEX 1 Medal record Representing Mexico Pan American Games 2015 Toronto 97 kgWrestling career editRuiz the eldest in the family of six was born and raised in Santa Ana California by Mexican immigrants He began wrestling in his sophomore year at Santa Ana Valley High School and placed seventh in the heavyweight division at the national state high school championships Ruiz continued his sporting career upon his admission at Santa Ana College where he became a two time All American champion in 2003 and in 2004 In both years he also finished second in the same division at the California Community College Athletic Association state finals Following his career at Santa Ana College Ruiz transferred to Menlo College in Atherton California and spent for three years 2007 2009 in the wrestling team competing in the heavyweight division In 2008 he became a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics NAIA champion and in the following year he claimed his third championship title in the All American division 3 After graduating from Menlo College in 2010 Ruiz was recruited to Alpha Omega Wrestling Club in Mexico City Mexico to compete and represent his parents birth nation At the peak of his sporting career in Mexico he became a three time national champion and won a silver medal at the 2010 Pan American Wrestling Championships in Rionegro Colombia Ruiz also represented the host nation at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara where he was defeated by Cuba s Disney Rodriguez in the quarterfinal round without receiving a technical score Despite his sudden loss at the Pan American Games Ruiz had granted his qualifying place to represent Mexico at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London after winning silver for the men s heavyweight division at the FILA Pan American Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament in Orlando Florida At the Olympics Ruiz competed in the men s heavyweight division in freestyle wrestling where he was eliminated in the first round after being defeated by Georgia s Davit Modzmanashvili Because his opponent reached the final and eventually won the silver medal Ruiz had a chance to qualify for an Olympic bronze medal via a repechage bout however he lost to Kazakhstan s Daulet Shabanbay in the first repechage round because of his opponent s technical fall Ruiz has been actively working as a voluntary assistant wrestling coach at The Citadel in Charleston South Carolina References edit a b Jesse Ruiz Flores London 2012 Archived from the original on 31 July 2012 Retrieved 19 November 2012 Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Jesse Ruiz Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 19 November 2012 Former Menlo Men s Wrestler Jesse Ruiz Headed to 2012 Olympics Menlo College 5 April 2012 Retrieved 19 November 2012 External links editOfficial website Profile California Community Colleges Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jesse Ruiz amp oldid 1157060242, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
