Yosvanys Peña Flores (born 24 December 1993) is a
Cuba
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Greco-Roman wrestler
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. At the
Pan American Wrestling Championships
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he won the gold medal in the 77kg event both in 2019 and in 2020.
He also represented Cuba at the
2020 Summer Olympics
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Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...
held in Tokyo, Japan.
Career
In 2010, Peña won the silver medal in the
boys' Greco-Roman 42kg event at the
Summer Youth Olympics held in Singapore. In the final, he lost against
Murad Bazarov of Azerbaijan.
In March 2020, Peña qualified at the
Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Ottawa, Canada to
represent Cuba at the
2020 Summer Olympics
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Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...
.
He competed in the
77kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
He was eliminated in his first match.
He competed in the
77kg event at the
2022 World Wrestling Championships
The 2022 World Wrestling Championships was the 17th edition of the World Wrestling Championships of combined events and was held between 10 and 18 September 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia.
The UWW Bureau approved the candidature of Belgrade, Serbia ...
held in Belgrade, Serbia.
He was eliminated in his first match.
Peña won a bronze medal in his event at the
2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.
A few days later, at the
Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico, he earned a quota place for Cuba for the
2024 Summer Olympics
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held in Paris, France.
Achievements
References
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Living people
1993 births
Place of birth missing (living people)
Cuban male sport wrestlers
Wrestlers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Wrestlers at the 2019 Pan American Games
Wrestlers at the 2023 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
Pan American Games medalists in wrestling
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba
Pan American Wrestling Championships medalists
Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic wrestlers for Cuba
21st-century Cuban people