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| Nationality | Puerto Rican | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 19, 2001 New Jersey, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jonovan Smith (born February 19, 2001) is a Puerto Rican freestyle wrestler who competes in the 125 kg category. [1]
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]
