Yowlys Bonne Rodríguez (born November 2, 1983) is a

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freestyle wrestler 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 i ...

and three-time world-level medalist.

Early life

Bonne is from

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Career

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Bonne became world champion by defeating Gadzhimurad Rashidov of

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in the final match, 6-5. Bonne is also a two-time Olympian, having competed 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 wrestli ...

at both the 2012 Olympics in London and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. In 2015, Bonne was eliminated from the world tournament in a controversial match.

Wrestling style

Bonne is known for an aggressive wrestling style that includes explosive throws and other eye-catching maneuvers. According to one wrestling outlet, Bonne's wrestling style "has put the phrase 'Bonne Bombs' into the wrestling lexicon."

Freestyle record

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Haji Aliyev Haji Aliyev ( az, Hacı Azər oğlu Əliyev; born 21 April 1991, in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan SSR) is an Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 61 kg division in the 2014 European Wrestling Championships and won the gold medal af ...

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Hassan Rahimi Hassan Rahimi ( fa, حسن رحيمى, born 15 June 1989) is an Iranian wrestler. He was born in Tehran, Iran, and grown up in Yaftabad Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. W ...

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Viktor Lebedev Viktor Nikolaevich Lebedev (russian: Виктор Николаевич Лебедев; born March 10, 1988, in Tomponskiy Ulus) is a Russian freestyle wrestler from the Sakha Republic, two time World Champion, multiple international tournaments ...

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