Yosvanys Peña Flores (born 24 December 1993) is a

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Greco-Roman wrestler Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling ( Euro English) or French wrestling (in Russia until 1948) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first mo ...

. At the

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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

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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

. 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

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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 ) , nations = TBA , athletes = 10,500 ''(quota limit)'' , events = 329 in 32 sports (48 disciplines) , opening = 26 July 2024 , closing = 11 August 2024 , opened_by = , stadium = Stade de France Jardins du Trocadéro and River Seine , summe ...

held in Paris, France.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Peña, Yosvanys 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