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 name	Yosvanys Peña Flores
Born	(1993-12-24) 24 December 1993 (age 30)
Sport
Country	Cuba
Sport	Amateur wrestling
Weight class	77 kg
Event	Greco-Roman
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing  Cuba Pan American Games 2019 Lima 77 kg 2023 Santiago 77 kg Pan American Championships 2019 Buenos Aires 77 kg 2020 Ottawa 77 kg 2022 Acapulco 77 kg

Career

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 competed in the 77 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.^[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]

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
2023	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	3rd	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. (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
5. "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
6. (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
7. (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
8. (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
9. (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.

External links

• Yosvanys Peña at the International Wrestling Database 
• Yosvanys Peña at Olympics.com 
• Yosvanys Peña at Olympedia