Alejandro Valdés

Cuban freestyle wrestler From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Alejandro Enrique Valdés Tobier[a] (born 18 November 1988) is a Cuban freestyle wrestler.[1] He competed in the men's freestyle 65 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the repechage by Haislan Garcia of Canada.[2][3]

FullnameAlejandro Enrique Valdés Tobier
Born (1988-11-18) 18 November 1988 (age 37)
Havana, Cuba
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
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Alejandro Valdés
Personal information
Full nameAlejandro Enrique Valdés Tobier
Born (1988-11-18) 18 November 1988 (age 37)
Havana, Cuba
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Weight class51 kg
Event
Freestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Cuba
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 Paris65 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Budapest65 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima65 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Santiago65 kg
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He represented Cuba at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the opening round by Daulet Niyazbekov of Kazakhstan.[4][1]

He competed in the 65 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[5]

In 2024, 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.[6][7] He finished eleventh in the men's freestyle 65 kg event at the 2024 Olympics.[8]

Notes

  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valdés and the second or maternal family name is Tobier.

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