Alejandro Puerto Díaz (born October 1, 1964) is a retired male
wrestler
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from
Cuba
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and Olympic champion in
Freestyle wrestling
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.
Puerto competed at the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
in
Barcelona
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where he won a gold medal in the men's
freestyle wrestling
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 ...
event, the ''bantamweight'' class.
["1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Wrestling"]
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on September 9, 2008)
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1964 births
Living people
Olympic wrestlers for Cuba
Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Cuban male sport wrestlers
Olympic gold medalists for Cuba
Olympic medalists in wrestling
World Wrestling Champions
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba
Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba
Pan American Games medalists in wrestling
Wrestlers at the 1983 Pan American Games
Wrestlers at the 1987 Pan American Games
Wrestlers at the 1991 Pan American Games
Wrestlers at the 1995 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games
Sportspeople from Pinar del Río
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