Ismael Borrero

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Ismael Borrero
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Borrero at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameIsmael Borrero Molina
BornJanuary 6, 1992 (1992-01-06) (age 32)
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Weight class59,67 kg
Event Greco-Roman
ClubCerro Pelado, Havana
Medal record
Representing Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Olympic Games
Olympic rings.svg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 59 kg
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Las Vegas 59 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Nur-Sultan 67 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima 67 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Veracruz 59 kg

Ismael Borrero Molina (born January 6, 1992) is a Greco-Roman wrestler from Cuba.

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Competitive Career

He competed in the 59 kg (or 60 kg) weight category at the 2013, 2014 and 2015 World Championships and won gold medals in 2015 and 2019. Borrero won three consecutive Pan American Championships in 2012–2014 and a gold medal at the 2016 Olympics. [1]

He represented Cuba at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. [2] He competed in the 67 kg event. [3]

He is a student at the Universidad de las Ciencias de la Cultura Física y el Deporte in Havana. [4] [5] [6]

Coaching Career

In 2022, Borrero moved to Colorado Springs to become a Greco-Roman for the USA National Greco-Roman team. [7]

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