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Yasmani Acosta Fernández
Personal information
NationalityChilean
Cuban
Born (1988-07-16) July 16, 1988 (age 36)
Agramonte, Cuba
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight130 kg (290 lb)
Sport
SportAmateur wrestling
Event
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Chile
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Paris 130 kg
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima 130 kg
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lauro de Freitas 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Lima 130 kg
Representing  Cuba
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Rionegro 120 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Santiago 130 kg

Yasmani Acosta Fernández (born July 16, 1988) is a naturalized Chilean of Cuban origins who competes in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 130 kg weight class.

Career

Acosta started wrestling in Cuba when he was 10 years old. While representing Cuba, he won multiple medals in South American competitions such as the Pan American Championships and the Cerro Pelado International.

When he competed at the 2015 Pan American Championships in Santiago of Chile, he never returned to Cuba, stating that the three-time Olympic Gold medalist Mijaín López was always the wrestler who represented Cuba at the biggest tournaments in his weight class and he would have way more opportunities if representing Chile. However, Acosta wasn't able to represent Chile neither, as he didn't have permission by Cuba. As a result, he worked as a security guard for 2 years without training while trying to get permission. When he finally got the permission, he started competing internationally again, training and living at the Chilean Olympic Center.

He quickly saw results in his first year officially competing for Chile (2017), earning a silver medal at the Pan American Championships and a bronze medal in the World Championships. In 2018, he won bronze at the Pan American Championships, gold at the South American Championships and placed eight at the World Championships. In 2019 he earned bronze at the Pan American Championships and competed at multiple Grand Prixs around Europe. In 2020, he won the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament and won a spot to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3]

Major results

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2010 Wrestling World Cup Armenia Yerevan, Armenia 5th Greco-Roman 120 kg
2011 Wrestling World Cup Belarus Minsk, Bielorussia 8th Greco-Roman 120 kg
2011 Pan American Wrestling Championships Colombia Rionegro, Colombia 1st Greco-Roman 120 kg
2015 Pan American Wrestling Championships Chile Santiago, Chile 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2017 Pan American Wrestling Championships Brazil Lauro de Freitas, Brazil 2nd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2017 World Wrestling Championships France Paris, France 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships Peru Lima, Perú 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2018 South American Games Bolivia Cochabamba, Bolivia 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg
2018 World Wrestling Championships Hungary Budapest, Hungary 8th Greco-Roman 130 kg
2019 Pan American Games Peru Lima, Perú 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2019 World Wrestling Championships Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 12th Greco-Roman 130 kg
2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships Canada Ottawa, Canada 8th Greco-Roman 130 kg
2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Canada Ottawa, Canada 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg

References

  1. ^ Robinson, Circles (2017-08-30). "Yasmany Acosta, el luchador cubano que brilla en Chile". Havana Times en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  2. ^ S.A.P, El Mercurio (2018-07-01). "Yasmani Acosta se confiesa: Cuando competía por Cuba decía "ojalá me toque con un chileno, le gano con un dedo" | Emol.com". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  3. ^ Comunicaciones, Compañia Chilena de. "Yasmani Acosta se quedó con la medalla de oro en el Preolímpico que le dio los pasajes a Tokio". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-31.
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