Yasmani Acosta
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Nationality | Chilean Cuban | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Agramonte, Cuba | July 16, 1988|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 130 kg (290 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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2010 | Wrestling World Cup | ![]() |
5th | Greco-Roman 120 kg |
2011 | Wrestling World Cup | ![]() |
8th | Greco-Roman 120 kg |
2011 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | ![]() |
1st | Greco-Roman 120 kg |
2015 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | ![]() |
3rd | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
2017 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | ![]() |
2nd | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
2017 | World Wrestling Championships | ![]() |
3rd | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
2018 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | ![]() |
3rd | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
2018 | South American Games | ![]() |
1st | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
2018 | World Wrestling Championships | ![]() |
8th | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
2019 | Pan American Games | ![]() |
3rd | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
2019 | World Wrestling Championships | ![]() |
12th | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
2020 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | ![]() |
8th | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
2020 | Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification | ![]() |
1st | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
References
- ^ Robinson, Circles (2017-08-30). "Yasmany Acosta, el luchador cubano que brilla en Chile". Havana Times en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Yasmani Acosta at the International Wrestling Database
- Yasmani Acosta at Olympics.com
- Yasmani Acosta at Olympedia
- Living people
- 1988 births
- Chilean male sport wrestlers
- Wrestlers at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Chile
- Pan American Games medalists in wrestling
- South American Games medalists in wrestling
- Competitors at the 2018 South American Games
- South American Games gold medalists for Chile
- World Wrestling Championships medalists