Anibál Nieves Javier (born November 11, 1965) is retired male

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from

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. In college, he wrestled for

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, where he achieved

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status at the Division I level of the

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. He twice represented his native country at the

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: in 1992 and 1996. Nieves also twice won a silver medal at the

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during his career. After coaching stints at

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(with both the men’s and women’s programs),

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, he was hired as the head men’s and women’s coach at

. He was a nine-time Puerto Rican champion.

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New England website

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* 1965 births Living people Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Puerto Rican male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Puerto Rico Western New England Golden Bears coaches American sportsmen Pan American Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico Pan American Games silver medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 1991 Pan American Games Wrestlers at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games 20th-century American sportsmen {{PuertoRico-wrestling-bio-stub