Franklin Gómez Matos (born August 5, 1986) is a Dominican-born Puerto Rican

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Early years and education

Gómez was born in

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in the

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. His father, Eugenio Gómez, was a fisherman and his mother, Margarita Matos, was a housewife. In 1991, Franklin's father died as a consequence of

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. As a result, his mother decided to move to

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, along with Franklin and her other two sons: Emanuel and Abel. During childhood, Gómez played basketball and baseball. He began wrestling when he was 12 years old, training at Club Sparta in

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. He came to New Jersey his freshman year of high school where he stayed with a host family, Bill and Diane McGrath, in

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and attended St. Augustine Preparatory School in

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. Aside of wrestling, Gómez completed a

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in Human Resources, with a major in Psychology from Michigan State, as well as a

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in Business Administration from

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Wrestling career

While studying at St. Augustine Prep in New Jersey, Gómez won district and regional titles at 103 and 112 lbs. He wrestled at Brandon High School in

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and won a state title at 119 lb his senior year. Gómez also wrestled for Michigan State and won an

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title at 133 pounds in 2009. After graduation, he was recruited to

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and trains freestyle wrestling at the

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. During the

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, Gómez won the first gold medal in the sport of wrestling for Puerto Rico. He has won his last three tournaments in

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and

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. In his last performance, he defeated the current world champion in the 60 kg, the

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n wrestler

Besik Kudukhov Besik Serodinovich Kudukhov (russian: Бесик Серoдинович Кудухов, os, Къудухты Серодины фырт Бесик; 15 August 1986 – 29 December 2013) was a Russian freestyle wrestler of Ossetian descent. He wo ...

, claiming the gold medal in the Grand Prix of Germany. After becoming the sub-champion and winning a silver medal in the 2011 World Championships, Gomez also won his country a spot at the

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. At the 2012 Olympics in London, Gómez faced

of Russia again but this time in the first round. Kudukhov defeated Gomez 3–1 and made the final but was defeated by

Toghrul Asgarov Toghrul Shahriyar oghlu Asgarov (; born on September 17, 1992, Ganja, Azerbaijan) is an Azerbaijani wrestler. He is an Olympic and European champion in freestyle wrestling. In 2012 Summer Olympics Toghrul Asgarov won Olympic wrestling gold med ...

of Azerbaijan. With Kudukhov making the final, Gomez was made eligible to wrestle for a medal in the repechage rounds. Gómez fought against

Yogeshwar Dutt Yogeshwar Dutt (born 2 November 1982) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the 60 kg category. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2013. He won gold medals at th ...

in the repechage rounds, but lost again 0–3, and Dutt eventually claimed the bronze medal. At the 2014 World Wrestling Championships in the round of 16 he lost to

Soslan Ramonov Soslan Lyudvikovich Ramonov ( os, Рæмонаты Людвичы фырт Сослан; russian: Сослан Людвикович Рамонов; born 1 January 1991 in Tskhinval) is a retired, Russian freestyle wrestler of Ossetian origin. He ...

(by fall) of Russia and in the repechage round 2 he lost again to

Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran (Mongolian language, Mongolian: ; born 11 May 1986) is a male Mongolian wrestler who competes in the 66 kg category in freestyle wrestling. He was born in Tuv province of Mongolia. He is a two-time world bronze medal ...

of Mongolia (4–7) At the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Gómez faced

Ikhtiyor Navruzov Ikhtiyor Karimovich Navruzov (born 5 July 1989 in Bukhara) is an Uzbek freestyle wrestler. He competed in the 66 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and lost quarter finals match against India's Sushil Kumar. He is a silver 2015 World Wrestl ...

of Uzbekistan. Gómez and Navruzov were tied 5–5 in the second round. As the match was about to end, Gómez made a move that took Navruzov outside of the ring, initially warranting two points for Gómez. However, one of the officers argued that the move favored Navruzov, forcing Gómez' corner to challenge the call. When the officers decided against him, the bout ended 8–5 against Gómez. The decision was controversial from the beginning, with various experts and sources calling the decision "insane", and saying that Gómez was "robbed" on

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. Some notable wrestlers and coaches that tweeted in support of Gómez were Eric Thompson,

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Cael Sanderson Cael Norman Sanderson ( ; born June 20, 1979) is an American former folkstyle and freestyle wrestler who is the current head coach of Penn State University's wrestling team. As a wrestler, he won an Olympic Gold medal and was undefeated in four ...

, Mark Hemauer, and

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. Former

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tweeted using the

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"#GomezGotRobbed". Meanwhile, current Governor

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vowed to protest what he called a "theft" to the sport. Shortly after the match, the three officers in charge of the match were suspended by United World Wrestling because of "suspicious officiating". They also claimed that an investigation would be done, but their decision couldn't be overturned. On September 3, 2016, it was announced that the three officers were officially expelled from the UWW, without offering the reasons for the expulsion.

Achievements

title at 133 pounds (2009) * Athlete of the Year at

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(2009) * Silver medal at the World Wrestling Championship (2011) * Gold medal at the

(2011) * Gold medal at the Grand Prix of Germany * Gold medal at the

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in
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,
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(2014)

Freestyle record
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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 Canada. ...
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, - , Win , 108–43 , align=left, Wilfredo Rodríguez , style="font-size:88%", TF 13–2 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 107–43 , align=left,
Ikhtiyor Navruzov Ikhtiyor Karimovich Navruzov (born 5 July 1989 in Bukhara) is an Uzbek freestyle wrestler. He competed in the 66 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and lost quarter finals match against India's Sushil Kumar. He is a silver 2015 World Wrestl ...
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Borislav Novachkov Borislav Novachkov ( bg, Борислав Новачков; born 29 November 1989) is a Bulgarian American freestyle wrestler. Competing for Bulgaria in the 65 kg division he won a bronze medal at the 2014 European Championships. He was elim ...
, style="font-size:88%", 7–4 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 106–42 , align=left,
Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran (Mongolian language, Mongolian: ; born 11 May 1986) is a male Mongolian wrestler who competes in the 66 kg category in freestyle wrestling. He was born in Tuv province of Mongolia. He is a two-time world bronze medal ...
, style="font-size:88%", 1–5 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, July 9–10, 2016 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2016 Grand Prix of Spain , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,
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Yowlys Bonne Yowlys Bonne Rodríguez (born November 2, 1983) is a Cuban world champion freestyle wrestler and three-time world-level medalist. Early life Bonne is from Guantánamo, Cuba. Career In 2018 Bonne became world champion by defeating Gadzhimurad ...
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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 Canada. ...
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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 Canada. ...
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Brent Metcalf Brent Metcalf (born July 14, 1986) is an American freestyle wrestler who formerly competed in the international circuit for the United States of America. Biography As a prep wrestler, Metcalf went undefeated with a career record of 228-0, won ...
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Haji Aliyev Haji Aliyev ( az, Hacı Azər oğlu Əliyev; born 21 April 1991, in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan SSR) is an Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 61 kg division in the 2014 European Wrestling Championships and won the gold medal af ...
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Borislav Novachkov Borislav Novachkov ( bg, Борислав Новачков; born 29 November 1989) is a Bulgarian American freestyle wrestler. Competing for Bulgaria in the 65 kg division he won a bronze medal at the 2014 European Championships. He was elim ...
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David Safaryan David Safaryan ( hy, Դավիթ Սաֆարյան; born 1 August 1989) is an Armenian and Russian Freestyle wrestling, Freestyle wrestler and World and European Champion. Biography Safaryan was born on 1 August 1989 in Cherkessk, Russia. He began ...
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Brent Metcalf Brent Metcalf (born July 14, 1986) is an American freestyle wrestler who formerly competed in the international circuit for the United States of America. Biography As a prep wrestler, Metcalf went undefeated with a career record of 228-0, won ...
, style="font-size:88%", 8–10 , - , Win , 94–37 , align=left, Wilfredo Henriquez , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 93–37 , 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 Canada. ...
, style="font-size:88%", TF 14–3 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, October 20–24, 2014 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3,
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, - , Win , 92–37 , align=left, Luis Portillo , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 91–37 , align=left, Elvis Fuentes , style="font-size:88%", TF 11–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 90–37 , align=left,
Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran (Mongolian language, Mongolian: ; born 11 May 1986) is a male Mongolian wrestler who competes in the 66 kg category in freestyle wrestling. He was born in Tuv province of Mongolia. He is a two-time world bronze medal ...
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, - , Win , 90–36 , align=left, Christophe Clavier , style="font-size:88%", TF 13–0 , - , Loss , 89–36 , align=left,
Soslan Ramonov Soslan Lyudvikovich Ramonov ( os, Рæмонаты Людвичы фырт Сослан; russian: Сослан Людвикович Рамонов; born 1 January 1991 in Tskhinval) is a retired, Russian freestyle wrestler of Ossetian origin. He ...
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Akhmed Chakaev Akhmed Osmanovich Chakaev (russian: Ахмед Османович Чакаев; born 23 March 1988) is a Russian freestyle wrestler. He is a two-time world freestyle wrestling bronze medalist. He is a silver medalist in the Golden Grand Prix Ivan ...
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Zurabi Iakobishvili Zurabi Iakobishvili ( ka, ზურაბ იაკობიშვილი; born February 4, 1992) is a Georgian freestyle wrestler. He won a gold medal at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships. He won a bronze medal at the 2017 European Wrest ...
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San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan (, , ; Spanish for "Saint John") is the capital city and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2020 census, it is the 57th-largest city under the jur ...
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Brandon Díaz Brandon Disair Díaz Ramírez (born March 24, 1992) is a Mexican freestyle wrestler. Career Díaz started wrestling when he was 10 years old and has been active in competition since 2006 under the coaching of Manuel Viramontes. He has compet ...
, style="font-size:88%", , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 83–34 , align=left, Yiriken Ailixiati , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, February 21–23, 2014 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2014 Dan Kolov – Nikola Petrov International , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,
Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ...
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Selahattin Kılıçsallayan Selahattin Kılıçsallayan (born 18 October 1993) is a Turkish freestyle wrestler. At the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain, he won the gold medal in the men's 65 kg event. Career In 2019, Kılıçsallayan won the silver medal ...
, style="font-size:88%", TF 12–0 , - , Win , 81–34 , align=left, George Bucur , style="font-size:88%", TF 12–2 , - , Win , 80–34 , align=left, Rafal Statkiewicz , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 79–34 , align=left,
Frank Molinaro Frank Molinaro (born December 27, 1988) is a nationally recognized American wrestler and coach. He was the 2012 NCAA Champion with an undefeated season record of 33–0 at 149 pounds, helping him become a four-time NCAA Division I All-American. ...
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Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since ...
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Borislav Novachkov Borislav Novachkov ( bg, Борислав Новачков; born 29 November 1989) is a Bulgarian American freestyle wrestler. Competing for Bulgaria in the 65 kg division he won a bronze medal at the 2014 European Championships. He was elim ...
, style="font-size:88%", 8–2 , - , Win , 78–33 , align=left, Drew Headlee , style="font-size:88%", TF 14–3 , - , Win , 77–33 , align=left, Brett Robbins , style="font-size:88%", TF 14–4 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 76–33 , align=left, Artur Arakelyan , style="font-size:88%", 4–6 , style="font-size:88%"rowspan=5, September 17, 2013 , style="font-size:88%"rowspan=5, 2013 World Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;"rowspan=5,
Budapest, Hungary Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population of ...
, - , Win , 76–32 , align=left, Andrei Prepeliţă , style="font-size:88%", 5–1 , - , Loss , 75–32 , align=left, Bekkhan Goygereyev , style="font-size:88%", 5–13 , - , Win , 75–31 , align=left, Hwang Ryon-ghak , style="font-size:88%", 8–6 , - , Win , 74–31 , align=left, Bazar Bazarguruev , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 73–31 , align=left, Krzysztof Bienkowski , style="font-size:88%", 8–0 , style="font-size:88%" , August 10, 2013 , style="font-size:88%" , 2013 Poland Open , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" , Spala, Poland , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 72–31 , align=left, Nikolai Bolotnyuk , style="font-size:88%", 5–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, July 13, 2013 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2013 Grand Prix of Spain , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3,
Madrid, Spain Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...
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Vladimer Khinchegashvili Vladimer Khinchegashvili ( ka, ვლადიმერ ხინჩეგაშვილი; born April 18, 1991) is a Georgian freestyle wrestler who competes in 55–61 kg categories. He won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics and a gold ...
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Sassari, Italy Sassari (, ; sdc, Sàssari ; sc, Tàtari, ) is an Italian city and the second-largest of Sardinia in terms of population with 127,525 inhabitants, and a Functional Urban Area of about 260,000 inhabitants. One of the oldest cities on the island, ...
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Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk ( ; rus, Красноя́рск, a=Ru-Красноярск2.ogg, p=krəsnɐˈjarsk) (in semantic translation - Red Ravine City) is the largest city and administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is situated along the Yeni ...
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Yogeshwar Dutt Yogeshwar Dutt (born 2 November 1982) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the 60 kg category. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2013. He won gold medals at th ...
, style="font-size:88%", 0–1, 0–1 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, August 11, 2012 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2,
2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
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London, England London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major s ...
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Besik Kudukhov Besik Serodinovich Kudukhov (russian: Бесик Серoдинович Кудухов, os, Къудухты Серодины фырт Бесик; 15 August 1986 – 29 December 2013) was a Russian freestyle wrestler of Ossetian descent. He wo ...
, style="font-size:88%", 2–2, 0–1, 0–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 69–27 , align=left,
Besik Kudukhov Besik Serodinovich Kudukhov (russian: Бесик Серoдинович Кудухов, os, Къудухты Серодины фырт Бесик; 15 August 1986 – 29 December 2013) was a Russian freestyle wrestler of Ossetian descent. He wo ...
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Dortmund, Germany Dortmund (; Westphalian nds, Düörpm ; la, Tremonia) is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the eighth-largest city of Germany, with a population of 588,250 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the la ...
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Sassari, Italy Sassari (, ; sdc, Sàssari ; sc, Tàtari, ) is an Italian city and the second-largest of Sardinia in terms of population with 127,525 inhabitants, and a Functional Urban Area of about 260,000 inhabitants. One of the oldest cities on the island, ...
, - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 68–27 , align=left, Andrei Dukov , style="font-size:88%", , style="font-size:88%", May 25, 2012 , style="font-size:88%", 2012 Ion Corneanu Memorial , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;", Targoviste,
Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
, - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 67–27 , align=left, Guillermo Torres , style="font-size:88%", 3–0, 6–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, October 20–24, 2011 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3,
2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...
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Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...
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Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
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Yowlys Bonne Yowlys Bonne Rodríguez (born November 2, 1983) is a Cuban world champion freestyle wrestler and three-time world-level medalist. Early life Bonne is from Guantánamo, Cuba. Career In 2018 Bonne became world champion by defeating Gadzhimurad ...
, style="font-size:88%", 2–0, 3–0 , - , Win , 65–27 , align=left, Gabriel García , style="font-size:88%", 4–0, 4–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 64–27 , align=left,
Besik Kudukhov Besik Serodinovich Kudukhov (russian: Бесик Серoдинович Кудухов, os, Къудухты Серодины фырт Бесик; 15 August 1986 – 29 December 2013) was a Russian freestyle wrestler of Ossetian descent. He wo ...
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Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...
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Dauren Zhumagaziyev Dauren Zhumagaziyev (born July 18, 1989 in Taldykorgan) is a male wrestler from Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It bo ...
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Zelimkhan Huseynov Zelimkhan Tezhdeivich Huseynov ( az, Zəlimxan Hüseynov; russian: Зелимхан Гусейнов; born July 13, 1981 in Dagestan) is a retired Russian and Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler of Chechen heritage who represented Azerbaijan in the ...
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Lee Seung-chul Lee Seung-chul (; born December 5, 1966) is a South Korean singer best known for the hit songs, "My Love", "Never Ending Story", and "Girls' Generation". Currently an artist of Kakao Entertainment's label Flex M, he debuted in 1985 as the voc ...
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Ri Jong-myong Ri Jong-myong () is a North Korean wrestler. He represented North Korea at the 2010 Asian Games, but was defeated by Dauren Zhumagaziyev. He went on to represent North Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's freestyle 60 kg and stood 5th ...
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Malkhaz Zarkua Malkhaz Zarkua ( ka, მალხაზ ზარქუა; born 19 February 1986 in Zugdidi) is a Georgian freestyle wrestler. He competed in the freestyle 60 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; after defeating Vasyl Fedoryshyn in the 1/8 fina ...
, style="font-size:88%", 4–0, 2–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 58–26 , align=left, Tim Schleicher , style="font-size:88%", , style="font-size:88%", July 7, 2011 , style="font-size:88%", 2011 Grand Prix of Spain , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;",
Madrid, Spain Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...
, - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 57–26 , align=left, Ryley Walker , style="font-size:88%", , style="font-size:88%", May 6, 2011 , style="font-size:88%", 2011 Pan American Continental Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;",
Rionegro Rionegro () is a city and Municipalities of Colombia, municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia, located in the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. The official name of the city is "Ciudad Santiago de Arma de Rionegro". Rio Negro means "Black R ...
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Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...
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Nick Simmons Nicholas Adam Tweed-Simmons (born January 22, 1989) is an American writer, musician, reality television personality and voice-over actor. The son of musician Gene Simmons, he is best known for starring in the A&E reality television series ''Gen ...
, style="font-size:88%", 2–1, 1–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6, February 2–5, 2011 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6, 2011 Dave Schultz Memorial International Open , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=6,
Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since ...
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Reece Humphrey Reece Weslee Humphrey (born July 31, 1986, in Bloomington, Indiana) is retired American freestyle wrestler who competed for the men's freestyle 60 kg at the World Wrestling Championships 2013 in Budapest, Hungary. He was eliminated in the quar ...
, style="font-size:88%", 7–0, 0–1, 3–0 , - , Win , 53–26 , align=left, Coleman Scott , style="font-size:88%", 1–0, 1–1 , - , Win , 52–26 , align=left, Nick Fanthorpe , style="font-size:88%", 3–0, 1–0 , - , Loss , 51–26 , align=left, Shogo Maeda , style="font-size:88%", 6–0, 0–1, 1–4 , - , Win , 51–25 , align=left, Alan Olvera , style="font-size:88%", TF 6–0, 6–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 50–25 , align=left,
Reece Humphrey Reece Weslee Humphrey (born July 31, 1986, in Bloomington, Indiana) is retired American freestyle wrestler who competed for the men's freestyle 60 kg at the World Wrestling Championships 2013 in Budapest, Hungary. He was eliminated in the quar ...
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New York, New York New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Uni ...
, - , Loss , 50–24 , align=left, Rasul Murtazaliev , style="font-size:88%", 3–5, 0–2 , - , Win , 50–23 , align=left, Derek Moore , style="font-size:88%", 1–1, 4–0 , - , Win , 49–23 , align=left, James Mancini , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 48–23 , align=left, Steve Mytych , style="font-size:88%", 1–0, 2–3, 1–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, October 22–24, 2010 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, 2010 Sunkist Kids International Open , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5,
Tempe, Arizona , settlement_type = City , named_for = Vale of Tempe , image_skyline = Tempeskyline3.jpg , imagesize = 260px , image_caption = Tempe skyline as se ...
, - , Loss , 47–23 , align=left, Seshito Shimizu , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - , Win , 47–22 , align=left, Craig Barker , style="font-size:88%", 7–0, 4–0 , - , Win , 46–22 , align=left, Marcus Pettis , style="font-size:88%", 4–0, 7–0 , - , Loss , 45–22 , align=left, Drew Headlee , style="font-size:88%", 0–1, 0–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 45–21 , align=left, Malkhaz Kurdiani , style="font-size:88%", 2–2, 0–2 , style="font-size:88%", September 11, 2010 , style="font-size:88%", 2010 World Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;",
Moscow, Russia Moscow ( , American English, US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia. The city stands on t ...
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Waterloo, Iowa Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census the population was 67,314, making it the eighth-largest city in the state. The city is part of the Waterloo – Cedar Falls ...
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Daniel Dennis Daniel Dennis (born September 24, 1986) is an American former freestyle and folkstyle wrestler, who competed for the United States at 57 KG in the 2016 Olympics. High school career Dennis was a two-time Illinois state runner-up for Grant Communi ...
, style="font-size:88%", 0–1, 2–0, 0–1 , - , Win , 43–19 , align=left, Daryl Thomas , style="font-size:88%", 8–1, 1–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 42–19 , align=left, Dylan Long , style="font-size:88%", 7–0, 3–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=9, April 24–26, 2009 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=9, 2009 US University National Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=9,
Akron, Ohio Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County, Ohio, Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 C ...
, - , Win , 41–19 , align=left, Daniel Mitcheff , style="font-size:88%", 1–1, 6–0 , - , Win , 40–19 , align=left, Conor Beebe , style="font-size:88%", 4–2, 4–2 , - , Win , 39–19 , align=left, Jimmy Conror , style="font-size:88%", 2–0, 3–0 , - , Win , 38–19 , align=left, Jayson Ness , style="font-size:88%", 5–1, 1–3, 2–1 , - , Win , 37–19 , align=left, Quinton Leith , style="font-size:88%", TF 6–0, 7–0 , - , Loss , 36–19 , align=left,
Coleman Scott Coleman Scott (born April 19, 1986) is a former American wrestler for Sunkist Kids who won the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials and a special Championship Series at 60 kg freestyle to qualify to compete at the 2012 Olympics. He won the bronze meda ...
, style="font-size:88%", 0–4, 1–2 , - , Win , 36–18 , align=left, Nikkien Fauntleroy , style="font-size:88%", TF 7–1, 7–1 , - , Win , 35–18 , align=left, Brian Marcoux , style="font-size:88%", TF 6–0, 6–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 34–18 , align=left, Drew Headlee , style="font-size:88%", 0–1, 4–3, 0–4 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, April 9–11, 2009 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2009 US National Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3,
Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
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Teague Moore Teague Moore (born March 24, 1976) is an American wrestler and former coach. He is known for his capture of the 1998 NCAA Championship while at Oklahoma State University–Stillwater, Oklahoma State University. He was the head coach at Clarion ...
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Reece Humphrey Reece Weslee Humphrey (born July 31, 1986, in Bloomington, Indiana) is retired American freestyle wrestler who competed for the men's freestyle 60 kg at the World Wrestling Championships 2013 in Budapest, Hungary. He was eliminated in the quar ...
, style="font-size:88%", 0–1, 0–1 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, May 24, 2008 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, 2008 US University World Team Trials , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2,
Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...
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Angel Cejudo Angel Cejudo is an American freestyle wrestler who won the Dave Schultz Memorial International freestyle wrestling tournament in the 60 kg (132 lbs) weight class on February 5, 2008. Later that same year he trained with his brother Henry Cejudo ...
, style="font-size:88%", 1–1, 1–1 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, May 10, 2008 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2008 US Northeast Regional Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3,
Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...
, - , Win , 32–14 , align=left, Jayson Ness , style="font-size:88%", 1–1, 0–4, 2–1 , - , Win , 31–14 , align=left, Ben Hanisch , style="font-size:88%", 6–0, 3–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 30–14 , align=left, Drew Headlee , style="font-size:88%", 2–3, 0–6 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=8, April 26, 2008 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2008 US National Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=8,
Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...
, - , Loss , 30–13 , align=left, Dylan Long , style="font-size:88%", 4–0, 0–1, 0–7 , - , Win , 30–12 , align=left, Alex Tsirtsis , style="font-size:88%", 1–1, 2–0, 1–0 , - , Loss , 29–12 , align=left, Michael Lightner , style="font-size:88%", 0–3, 1–3 , - , Win , 29–11 , align=left, Tyler Graff , style="font-size:88%", 6–0, 4–2 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2008 US National Championships (qualifiers) , - , Loss , 28–11 , align=left, Dylan Long , style="font-size:88%", 2–3, 0–2 , - , Win , 28–10 , align=left, Melvin Lofton , style="font-size:88%", 1–1, 2–0, 4–1 , - , Win , 27–10 , align=left, Drew Headlee , style="font-size:88%", 2–1, 1–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 26–10 , align=left,
Daniel Dennis Daniel Dennis (born September 24, 1986) is an American former freestyle and folkstyle wrestler, who competed for the United States at 57 KG in the 2016 Olympics. High school career Dennis was a two-time Illinois state runner-up for Grant Communi ...
, style="font-size:88%", 0–3, 0–3 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6, April 13, 2008 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6, 2008 US University National Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=6,
Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
, - , Win , 26–9 , align=left, Alex Tsirtsis , style="font-size:88%", 4–1, 0–1, 3–1 , - , Win , 25–9 , align=left, Chris Jenkins , style="font-size:88%", 7–0, 1–0 , - , Win , 24–9 , align=left, Ben Hanisch , style="font-size:88%", TF 6–0, 6–0 , - , Win , 23–9 , align=left, Dalton Bullard , style="font-size:88%", 1–0, 6–0 , - , Win , 22–9 , align=left, Matthew Fisk , style="font-size:88%", 7–0, 1–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 21–9 , align=left, Josh Keefe , style="font-size:88%", 2–0, 2–3, 0–3 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, July 10, 2007 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2007 US World Team Trials , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3,
Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...
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Shawn Bunch Edinboro Fighting Scots Shawn Bunch (born March 19, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in Bellator's bantamweight division. Wrestling career Bunch competed in high school for Leavenworth High School and in univer ...
, style="font-size:88%", 0–1, 3–4 , - , Win , 21–7 , align=left, Eric Metzler , style="font-size:88%", 4–0, 3–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 20–7 , align=left, Mike Grey , style="font-size:88%", 7–3, 7–3 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=7, April 22, 2007 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=7, 2007 US University National Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=7,
Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
, - , Loss , 19–7 , align=left, Javier Maldonado , style="font-size:88%", 0–1, 2–3 , - , Win , 19–6 , align=left, Terry Williams , style="font-size:88%", 4–1, 1–1, 1–0 , - , Loss , 18–6 , align=left, Josh Keefe , style="font-size:88%", 0–5, 1–2 , - , Win , 18–5 , align=left, Brent Clausing , style="font-size:88%", 5–0, 4–0 , - , Win , 17–5 , align=left, Francisco Manriquez , style="font-size:88%", 2–0, 7–0 , - , Win , 16–5 , align=left, Evan Forde , style="font-size:88%", TF 7–0, 7–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 15–5 , align=left, Joey Rivera , style="font-size:88%", 1–3, 5–3, 2–5 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=7, April 7, 2007 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, 2007 US National Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=7,
Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...
, - , Loss , 15–4 , align=left, Mike Zadick , style="font-size:88%", TF 0–7, 0–7 , - , Win , 15–3 , align=left, Travis Drake , style="font-size:88%", 1–1, 5–1 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, 2007 US National Championships (qualifiers) , - , Win , 14–3 , align=left, Bryan Osuna , style="font-size:88%", 3–0, 6–0 , - , Win , 13–3 , align=left, Josh Keefe , style="font-size:88%", 6–0, 1–4, 4–3 , - , Win , 12–3 , align=left, Angel Alegre , style="font-size:88%", TF 8–0, 6–0 , - , Loss , 11–3 , align=left, Danny Felix , style="font-size:88%", 0–1, 0–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 11–2 , align=left, Danny Felix , style="font-size:88%", 1–0, 1–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, March 25, 2007 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2007 US Northeast Regional Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,
New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...
, - , Win , 10–2 , align=left, Jason Guffey , style="font-size:88%", TF 7–0, 6–0 , - , Win , 9–2 , align=left, Michael Watts , style="font-size:88%", TF 8–0, 7–0 , - , Win , 8–2 , align=left, Rob Labrake , style="font-size:88%", 4–2, 7–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 7–2 , align=left, Matt Azevedo , style="font-size:88%", 1–8, 0–2 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, May 28, 2006 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, 2006 US World Team Trials , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5,
Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...
, - , Win , 7–1 , align=left, Adam Smith , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - , Win , 6–1 , align=left, Michael Martinez , style="font-size:88%", 1–0, 3–5, 2–2 , - , Loss , 5–1 , align=left,
Henry Cejudo Henry Cejudo (born February 9, 1987) is an American professional Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and Freestyle wrestling, freestyle wrestler. He is the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) UFC Flyweight Championship, Flyweight Ch ...
, style="font-size:88%", 1–0, 1–2, 1–3 , - , Win , 5–0 , align=left, Luke Smith , style="font-size:88%", 4–2, 7–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 4–0 , align=left, Luke Smith , style="font-size:88%", 3–0, 3–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, April 30, 2006 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2006 US University National Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,
Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...
, - , Win , 3–0 , align=left, Brad Pataky , style="font-size:88%", 3–0, 5–0 , - , Win , 2–0 , align=left, Tim Kephart , style="font-size:88%", 3–0, 6–0 , - , Win , 1–0 , align=left, Chris Heilman , style="font-size:88%", TF 6–0, 7–0 , -

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gomez, Franklin 1986 births Living people Puerto Rican male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2011 Pan American Games Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers of Puerto Rico World Wrestling Championships medalists Pan American Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico Pan American Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico Pan American Games medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 2015 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Wrestlers at the 2019 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Wrestling Championships medalists Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics St. Augustine Preparatory School alumni