Wuileixis de Jesus Rivas Espinoza (born 27 August 1990 in Caracas,

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) is a Greco-Roman wrestler from

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who competes in the welterweight category (under 66 kg). At the 2012 Olympics he received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing to French wrestler and defending Olympic champion Steeve Guénot, who was able to score one point each in two straight periods, leaving Rivas without a single point. At the 2016 Rio Games he was also eliminated in the first bout, against Omid Norouzi who was the defending champion from London. He won the bronze medal in his event at the

2022 South American Games The XII South American Games (Spanish: ''XII Juegos Suramericanos Asunción 2022'') was a multi-sport event held between 1–15 October 2022 in Asunción, Paraguay. The Games were organized by the South American Sports Organization, the Paraguaya ...

held in Asunción, Paraguay. In 2024, he competed at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the

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in Paris, France. He was eliminated in his second match.

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Wuileixis de Jesus Rivas Espinoza at the NBC 2012 Olympics website
1990 births Living people Venezuelan male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Venezuela Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Caracas Pan American Games medalists in wrestling Pan American Games gold medalists for Venezuela Wrestlers at the 2015 Pan American Games Wrestlers at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century Venezuelan people Wrestlers at the 2023 Pan American Games {{Venezuela-wrestling-bio-stub