José Daniel Díaz

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José Daniel Díaz
Personal information
Full nameJosé Daniel Díaz Robertti
Born (1989-02-22) 22 February 1989 (age 35)
Acarigua, Portuguesa, Venezuela
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Event Freestyle
Medal record
Representing Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Men's freestyle wrestling
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima 97 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Santiago 125 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara 84 kg
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Santa Marta 97 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Valledupar 130 kg

José Daniel Díaz Robertti (born February 22, 1989) is an amateur Venezuelan freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's light heavyweight category before moving up to the heavyweight category. [1] [2] He won a bronze medal in the light heavyweight division at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. [3]

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Career

Diaz represented Venezuela at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's 84 kg class. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing out to Latvia's Armands Zvirbulis, with a three-set technical score (1–0, 0–1, 0–1), and a classification point score of 1–3. [4]

At the 2016 Olympics, he competed in the men's heavyweight category. There, he lost in the second round to Mamed Ibragimov. [2]

In 2024, he won a bronze medal in men's 125 kg event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico. [5] He competed at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. [6] He was eliminated in his first match. [6]

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References

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