Alejandro Puerto Díaz (born October 1, 1964) is a retired male

wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sport ...

from

Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...

and Olympic champion in

Freestyle wrestling Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling ...

. Puerto competed at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

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where he won a gold medal in the men's

freestyle wrestling Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling ...

event, the ''bantamweight'' class."1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Wrestling"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on September 9, 2008)

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* 1964 births Living people Olympic wrestlers for Cuba Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cuban male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for Cuba Olympic medalists in wrestling World Wrestling Champions Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 1983 Pan American Games Wrestlers at the 1987 Pan American Games Wrestlers at the 1991 Pan American Games Wrestlers at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Pinar del Río {{Cuba-wrestling-bio-stub