Ivan Fundora Zaldivar (born April 14, 1976) is a former Cuban

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wrestler, who was an Olympian in 2004 and 2008. He won the bronze medal in the Men's freestyle 74kg at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. and finished in 5th place in Men's freestyle 74 kg at the

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. Fundora also wrestled at 5 world championships. He won bronze at the

2007 FILA Wrestling World Championships The 2007 World Wrestling Championships were held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Concert Complex in Baku, Azerbaijan. The event took place from September 17 to September 23, 2007. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle Men's ...

. In addition, Fundora also won a gold medal in

Wrestling at the 2007 Pan American Games Wrestling competitions at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro was held from July 14 to July 18 at the Riocentro Complex. Medal table Men's events Men's Freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's events Women's Freestyle References ...

and came in first place each year from 2003-2010 at the Pan American Championships. He is notable among American wrestling fans for defeating

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at the 2008 Olympics.

References

External links

Wrestler bio on beijing2008.com
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