Jonovan Smith

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Jonovan Smith
Personal information
NationalityPuerto Rican
Born (2001-02-19) February 19, 2001 (age 24)
New Jersey, United States
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Medal record
Representing Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Pan American Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Acapulco 125 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 San Salvador 125 kg
Pan American U23 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2024 Rionegro125 kg

Jonovan Smith (born February 19, 2001) is a Puerto Rican freestyle wrestler who competes in the 125 kg category. [1]

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Career

Jonovan Smith represented Puerto Rico at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, finishing 14th in the men's freestyle 125 kg event. Smith placed 16th at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships. [2]

Smith won a silver medal at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships in Acapulco and another silver at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador. He also claimed a bronze medal at the 2024 Pan American U23 Wrestling Championships in Rionegro. [3] Smith finished fifth at the 2023 Pan American Games.

He wrestled for Birmingham Community Charter High School in California [4] and Cerritos College in Norwalk, California. [5]

References

  1. "Athlete profile – Jonovan Darius Smith". UWW.org. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  2. "Athletes-Results". UWW.org. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  3. "Smith, Jonovan Darius". Unitedwrestling.com. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  4. "Profile – Jonovan Smith". NCSAsports.org. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  5. "Roster – Jonovan Smith". Cerritosfalcons.com. Retrieved 17 August 2023.