Agustín Alejandro Destribats (born October 30, 1997) is an

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freestyle wrestler Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling i ...

who currently competes at 65 kilograms. A three-time South American champion, Destribats qualified to represent

Argentina at the 2020 Summer Olympics Argentina competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's official debut ...

when he defeated three–time NCAA Division I National champion Zain Retherford at the 2020 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament.

Career

Destribats started wrestling when he was nine years old in a local club that offered

savate Savate (), also known as boxe française, savate boxing, French boxing or French footfighting, is a French kickboxing combat sport that uses the hands and feet as weapons combining elements of English boxing with graceful kicking techniques. ...

capoeira Capoeira () is an Afro-Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance, acrobatics, music and spirituality. Born of the melting pot of enslaved Africans, Indigenous Brazilians and Portuguese influences at the beginning of the 16th cent ...

, and

wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

. In 2013 he won the South American Youth Games in both, freestyle and Greco-Roman and in 2014 he won gold in the Pan American Championships as a cadet in freestyle. In 2015 he won his first major title at the senior level, earning a gold medal at the South American Championships despite being only 18 years old. In 2016 he won his second consecutive senior South American Championship and also claimed a

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title at the junior level. One of his most successful years of his competitive career was 2017, as he claimed three South American Championships (two at the junior level in both styles and one senior title in freestyle), double-gold ( freestyle and

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) at the junior Pan American Championships and a silver medal at the Brazil Cup. In 2018, he claimed a silver medal at the South American Games. In 2019, he claimed bronze medals at the Pan American Championships and at the Henri Deglane Challenge. In 2020, Destribats competed once again at the Pan American Championships, placing third and only losing to two-time age-group World Champion and two-time NCAA Division I champion

Yianni Diakomihalis Yianni Diakomihalis (born John Michael Diakomihalis on April 11, 1999) is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes at 65 kilograms and 149 pounds. In freestyle, he is the 2022 world silver medalist, a two-time US World Team ...

. After the Pan American Championships, Destribats competed at the Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament. At the semifinals, he pulled up an upset by defeating the accomplished Zain Retherford ( 19' World Cup champion, three-time NCAA Division I champion, two-time

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winner and age-group World Champion), whom he pinned early in the first period. He was forced to pull out of the championship match due to a knee injury that was caused during his match with

at the earlier tournament. The silver medal qualified him to represent

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

in the

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. Destribats is the first male

to qualify for the

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since Paulo Ibire did in 1996. In 2020, he also won one of the bronze medals in the men's 61 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia. He competed in the 65kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia. He won the gold medal in his event at the

2022 South American Games The XII South American Games (Spanish: ''XII Juegos Suramericanos Asunción 2022'') was a multi-sport event held between 1–15 October 2022 in Asunción, Paraguay. The Games were organized by the South American Sports Organization, the Paraguaya ...

held in Asunción, Paraguay.

Competitive results

Senior & U23 level

Junior level

Cadet level

Freestyle record

! colspan="7", International Senior Freestyle Matches , - ! Res. ! Record ! Opponent ! Score ! Date ! Event ! Location , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 39–25 , align=left, Ismail Musukaev , style="font-size:88%", 6–9 , style="font-size:88%", August 6, 2021 , style="font-size:88%",

, style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;",

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, - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 39–24 , align=left, Sebastian Rivera , style="font-size:88%", 1–6 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, May 30, 2021 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, 2021 Pan American Continental Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2,

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, - , Win , 39–23 , align=left, Dillon Williams , style="font-size:88%", 4–2 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 38–23 , align=left, Stefan Coman , style="font-size:88%", 7–4 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, April 8–11, 2021 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2021 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov International , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3,

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, - , Win , 37–23 , align=left, Adil Ospanov , style="font-size:88%", 6–3 , - , Win , 36–23 , align=left, Tornike Katamadze , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 35–23 , align=left, Juan Pablo González , style="font-size:88%", TF 12–2 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, January 16, 2021 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3,

Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2021 The XXXXVII Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2021 (also known as Grand Prix of France 2021 and Henri Deglane Grand Prix 2021) was a wrestling event held in Nice, France between 15 and 17 January 2021. It was held in the memory of Wrestling at th ...

, style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3, Nice, France , - , Loss , 34–23 , align=left, James Green , style="font-size:88%", TF 0–11 , - , Win , 34–22 , align=left, Nikolai Okhlopkov , style="font-size:88%", 6–5 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 33–22 , align=left, Razmik Papikyan , style="font-size:88%", 5–2 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, December 12–18, 2020 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2020 Individual World Cup , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

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, - , Loss , 32–22 , align=left, Abasgadzhi Magomedov , style="font-size:88%", 0–7 , - , Win , 32–21 , align=left, Rahul Aware , style="font-size:88%", 6–6 , - , Win , 31–21 , align=left, Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 30–21 , align=left, Zain Retherford , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, March 13–15, 2020 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, 2020 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2,

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, - , Win , 29–21 , align=left, Albaro Rudesindo Camacho , style="font-size:88%", 7–2 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 28–21 , align=left, Jose Rodriguez , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, March 6–9, 2020 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2020 Pan American Continental Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

, - , Loss , 27–21 , align=left,

, style="font-size:88%", 4–7 , - , Win , 27–20 , align=left, Vincent De Marinis , style="font-size:88%", 11–2 , - , Win , 26–20 , align=left, Uber Cuero , style="font-size:88%", 7–2 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 25–20 , align=left,

Erik Arushanian Erik Arushanian (born 20 January 1999) is a Ukrainian freestyle wrestler of Armenian descent who competes at 65 kilograms. Arushanian claimed a bronze medal from the 2020 European Championships and is the reigning U23 European Continental champ ...

, style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, January 15–18, 2020 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2020 , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2, Rome, Italy , - , Win , 25–19 , align=left, Jose Rodriguez , style="font-size:88%", 6–2 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 24–19 , align=left, Roman Asharin , style="font-size:88%", TF 2–12 , style="font-size:88%", October 28 – November 3, 2019 , style="font-size:88%", 2019 U23 World Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" , Budapest, Hungary , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 24–18 , align=left, Jaydin Eierman , style="font-size:88%", TF 4–15 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, August 9, 2019 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3,

2019 Pan American Games ; ay, Taqinipuniw anatt’apxtanxa'' , nations participating = 41 , athletes participating = 6,680 , events = 419 in 38 sports , opening ceremony = July 26 , closing ceremony = August 11 , officially opened by = Martín Vizcarra , to ...

, style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3, Lima, Peru , - , Loss , 24–17 , align=left,

Alejandro Valdés Alejandro Enrique Valdés Tobier (born November 18, 1988) is a Cuban freestyle wrestler. 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 Cana ...

, style="font-size:88%", Fall , - , Win , 24–16 , align=left, Wilfredo Rodriguez , style="font-size:88%", 17–10 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 23–16 , align=left, Sixto Auccapiña , style="font-size:88%", TF 16–5 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, April 18–19, 2019 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2019 Pan American Continental Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4, Buenos Aires, Argentina , - , Loss , 22–16 , align=left, Colton McCrystal , style="font-size:88%", 6–15 , - , Win , 22–15 , align=left, Uber Cuero , style="font-size:88%", 4–2 , - , Win , 21–15 , align=left, Marcos Wesley De Brito Siqueira , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 20–15 , align=left, Bernard Futrell , style="font-size:88%", 0–8 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, February 28 – March 3, 2019 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, 2019 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov International , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2,

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, - , Loss , 20–14 , align=left,

Jordan Oliver Jordan Oliver may refer to: * Jordan Oliver (amateur wrestler) (born 1990), American freestyle and graduated folkstyle wrestler * Jordan Oliver (professional wrestler) Jordan Oliver Jr. (born June 18, 1999) is an American professional wrestler ...

, style="font-size:88%", 3–3 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 20–13 , align=left, Stefan Coman , style="font-size:88%", 6–4 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, February 1–3, 2019 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2019 , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4, Nice, France , - , Loss , 19–13 , align=left, Nyurgun Skryabin , style="font-size:88%", TF 0–10 , - , Win , 19–12 , align=left, Patryk Olenczyn , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 18–12 , align=left, Viktar Shmuliai , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 17–12 , align=left, Anthony Montero , style="font-size:88%", 0–4 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, June 5–7, 2018 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5,

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, - , Win , 17–11 , align=left, Fernando Espinoza , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 16–11 , align=left, Uber Cuero , style="font-size:88%", 7–0 , - , Win , 15–11 , align=left, Sixto Auccapiña , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - , Win , 14–11 , align=left, Freddy Vera , style="font-size:88%", TF 11–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 13–11 , align=left,

, style="font-size:88%", TF 0–10 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, May 3–6, 2018 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, 2018 Pan American Continental Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2, Lima, Peru , - , Win , 13–10 , align=left, Joao Victor Dos Santos Silva , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 12–10 , align=left, Andres Castaneda , style="font-size:88%", 6–8 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, November 23–27, 2017 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2017 Brazil Cup , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil , - , Win , 12–9 , align=left, Lucas Pav , style="font-size:88%", 11–7 , - , Win , 11–9 , align=left, Carlos Murta , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 10–9 , align=left, Marcos Oliveira , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , style="font-size:88%", November 22–23, 2017 , style="font-size:88%", 2017 South American Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 9–9 , align=left, Logan Stieber , style="font-size:88%", TF 4–16 , style="font-size:88%", May 5–7, 2017 , style="font-size:88%", 2017 Pan American Continental Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" , Lauro de Freitas, Brazil , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 9–8 , align=left, Jozsef Molnar , style="font-size:88%", 6–7 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, January 28–29, 2017 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2017 , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2,

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, - , Win , 9–7 , align=left, Salvatore Mannino , style="font-size:88%", 8–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 8–7 , align=left, Uber Cuero , style="font-size:88%", , style="font-size:88%", November 16–19, 2016 , style="font-size:88%", 2016 South American Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" , Cartagena, Colombia , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 7–7 , align=left, Uber Cuero , style="font-size:88%", 0–8 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, March 5, 2016 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2016 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3,

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, - , Loss , 7–6 , align=left, Yowlys Bonne , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - , Win , 7–5 , align=left, Andre Quispe , style="font-size:88%", 8–4 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 6–5 , align=left, Baron Andry Jose , style="font-size:88%", 11–14 , style="font-size:88%", February 26–28, 2016 , style="font-size:88%", 2016 Pan American Continental Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" ,

, - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 6–4 , align=left, Ogonowski Tomasz , style="font-size:88%", TF 3–13 , style="font-size:88%", January 29–31, 2016 , style="font-size:88%", 2016 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov International , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" , Sofia, Bulgaria , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 6–3 , align=left, Samuel Alva , style="font-size:88%", , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, November 13–15, 2015 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2015 South American Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4, Buenos Aires, Argentina , - , Win , 5–3 , align=left, Carlos Fernandez , style="font-size:88%", , - , Win , 4–3 , align=left, Andre Quispe , style="font-size:88%", , - , Win , 3–3 , align=left, Marvin Chavez , style="font-size:88%", , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 2–3 , align=left, Steven Takahashi , style="font-size:88%", TF 0–10 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, April 24–26, 2015 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, 2015 Pan American Continental Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2, Santiago, Chile , - , Win , 2–2 , align=left, Juan Rubelin Ramirez Beltre , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 1–2 , align=left, Stevan Mićić , style="font-size:88%", TF 0–11 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, January 28–31, 2015 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2015 Dave Schultz Memorial International , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3, Colorado Springs, Colorado , - , Win , 1–1 , align=left, Dylan Bray , style="font-size:88%", 7–6 , - , Loss , 0–1 , align=left, Joe Colon , style="font-size:88%", Fall , -

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Destribats, Agustin 1997 births Living people Argentine male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Argentina Wrestlers at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics South American Games gold medalists for Argentina South American Games silver medalists for Argentina South American Games medalists in wrestling Competitors at the 2018 South American Games Competitors at the 2022 South American Games Wrestlers at the 2019 Pan American Games Wrestlers at the 2023 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in wrestling Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina Pan American Wrestling Championships medalists Sportspeople from Córdoba, Argentina