David Santos Zuniga (born March 1, 1968) is a retired

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that competed in the

1996 Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

and several

FILA Wrestling World Championships The World Wrestling Championships are the Amateur Wrestling World Championships organized by United World Wrestling. The Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling tournament began in 1904, and the Men's Freestyle Wrestling tournament began in 1951. The Women's ...

International career

Zuniga placed 4th at the

1994 World Wrestling Championships The following is the final results of the 1994 World Wrestling Championships. Men's Freestyle competition were held in Istanbul, Turkey. Men's Greco-Roman competition were held in Tampere, Finland and Women's competition were held in Sofia, Bulgari ...

and also competed at the

1995 World Wrestling Championships The following is the final results of the 1995 World Wrestling Championships. Men's Freestyle Competition were held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Men's Greco-Roman Competition were held in Prague, Czech Republic and Women's Competition were ...

1997 World Wrestling Championships The following is the final results of the 1997 World Wrestling Championships. Men's Freestyle competition were held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Men's Greco-Roman competition were held in Wrocław, Poland and Women's competition were held in Clermont-F ...

, and

1999 World Wrestling Championships The following is the final results of the 1999 World Wrestling Championships. Men's Freestyle competition were held in Ankara, Turkey. Men's Greco-Roman competition were held in Athens, Greece and Women's competition were held in Boden, Sweden. ...

. Zuniga was a bronze medalist at the

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and a silver medalist at the

1999 Pan American Games The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and surrounding towns and ...

. At the

in the Men's Greco-Roman 62 kg Zuniga defeated

Ainsley Robinson Ainsley Robinson (born December 6, 1971) is a Canadian mixed martial artist and former Olympic wrestler. He also owns Toronto Top Team Fitness/Martial Arts located in Scarborough, Ontario. Olympic career Born in Oshawa, Ontario, Robinson competed ...

in the first round before losing to Ivan Ivanov and Sergey Martynov.

References

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