Andrés Ayub

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Andrés Ayub
Personal information
Full nameAndrés Antonio Ayub Valenzuela
Nationality Chile
Born (1982-01-01) 1 January 1982 (age 40)
Santiago, Chile
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleGreco-Roman
CoachEugenio Deultelmoser[1]

Andrés Antonio Ayub Valenzuela (born January 1, 1982) is an amateur Chilean Greco-Roman wrestler, who competes in the men's super heavyweight category.[1][2]

Ayub became the first Chilean wrestler in history to compete at the Summer Olympics at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[3] He qualified for the men's 120 kg class, after placing second from the Pan American Qualification Tournament in Kissimmee, Florida.[4] He received a bye through to his round of sixteen match, before losing out to Georgia's Guram Pherselidze, who was able to score four points in two straight periods, leaving Ayub without a single point.[5]

He won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in the Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg event.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Andrés Ayub". London 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrés Ayub". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Luchador Andrés Ayub aseguró un cupo a los Juegos Olímpicos 2012" [Wrestler Andrés Ayub secures a spot for the 2012 Olympic Games] (in Spanish). Sport 10 Austria. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  4. ^ Sesker, Craig (24 March 2012). "Byers, Chun win titles to qualify weight classes for Olympics at FILA Pan American Qualifier". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Men's 120kg Greco-Roman Round of 16 Finals". London 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.

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