Yasmani Acosta

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Yasmani Acosta
Yasmani Acosta.jpg
Acosta at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships
Personal information
Full nameYasmani Acosta Fernández
NationalityCuban (former), Chilean (current)
Born (1988-07-16) 16 July 1988 (age 36) [1]
Agramonte, Cuba
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight130 kg (290 lb)
Sport
CountryCuba (until 2015)
Chile (since 2017)
Sport Amateur wrestling
Event
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris 130 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Paris 130 kg
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima 130 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Santiago 130 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Acapulco 130 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Lauro de Freitas 130 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Lima 130 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Acapulco 130 kg
South American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Cochabamba 130 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Asunción 130 kg
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Valledupar 130 kg
Representing Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Pan American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2011 Rionegro120 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2015 Santiago130 kg

Yasmani Acosta Fernández (born 16 July 1988) is a Chilean-Cuban [2] Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 130-kilogram weight class. Born in Cuba, he now represents Chile in international competitions, though he has previously competed for Cuba.

Contents

While representing Cuba, Acosta was the 2011 Pan American champion and won bronze at the 2015 edition held in Santiago, where he defected from the Cuban team and remained in Chile. [3] Since he began competing for Chile in 2017, he has won gold medals at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships, the 2018 and 2022 South American Games, and the 2022 Bolivarian Games. He boasts a silver medal from the 2024 Olympic Games [4] and the 2017 Pan American Wrestling Championships. He also won bronze medals at the 2017 World Championships, and the 2019 and 2023 Pan American Games. [5] [6] [7] [8] He finished fifth at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [9]

Career

Acosta started wrestling in Cuba when he was 10 years old. While representing Cuba, he won multiple medals in South American competitions such as the Pan American Championships and the Cerro Pelado International. [10] After competing at the 2015 Pan American Championships in Santiago, Chile, Acosta never returned to Cuba, stating that, since three–time Olympic Champion Mijaín López was always the wrestler who represented Cuba at the biggest tournaments in his weight class, he would have more opportunities if he represented Chile. However, Acosta was not able to represent Chile, as he did not have Cuba's permission. [11] As a result, Acosta worked as a security guard for two years without training of any kind while trying to get permission. When he got consent in 2017, he started competing internationally again, residing in the Chilean Olympic Center. [12]

He quickly saw results during his first year officially competing for Chile, earning a silver medal from the Pan American Championships and a bronze medal from the World Championships. [12] In 2018, Acosta was granted Chilean citizenship. [11] During the year, he went on to win a bronze medal at the Pan American Championships, a gold medal at the South American Games, and placed eighth at the World Championships. In 2019 he earned a bronze at the Pan American Championships and competed at multiple Grand Prix around Europe. In 2020, he won the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament and earned a spot at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [13] He competed in the men's 130 kg event. [14]

He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico. [15] He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia. [16] He competed in the 130 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. [17] He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay. [18]

He won the gold medal in his event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico. [19] A few days later, at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico, he earned a quota place for Chile for the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. [20] [21] At the 2024 Olympic Games, he won a silver medal in the 130 kg Greco-Roman final, where he faced Cuba's Mijaín López. [4] [22]

Achievements

YearTournamentLocationResultEvent
2010 Wrestling World Cup Flag of Armenia.svg Yerevan, Armenia5thGreco-Roman 120 kg
2011Wrestling World Cup Flag of Belarus.svg Minsk, Bielorussia8thGreco-Roman 120 kg
2011 Pan American Wrestling Championships Flag of Colombia.svg Rionegro, Colombia1stGreco-Roman 120 kg
2015Pan American Wrestling Championships Flag of Chile.svg Santiago, Chile3rdGreco-Roman 130 kg
2017 Pan American Wrestling Championships Flag of Brazil.svg Lauro de Freitas, Brazil2ndGreco-Roman 130 kg
2017 World Wrestling Championships Flag of France.svg Paris, France3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships Flag of Peru.svg Lima, Perú3rdGreco-Roman 130 kg
2018 South American Games Flag of Bolivia.svg Cochabamba, Bolivia1st Greco-Roman 130 kg
2018 World Wrestling Championships Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest, Hungary8th Greco-Roman 130 kg
2019 Pan American Games Flag of Peru.svg Lima, Perú3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2019 World Wrestling Championships Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan12th Greco-Roman 130 kg
2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ottawa, Canada8thGreco-Roman 130 kg
2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ottawa, Canada1stGreco-Roman 130 kg
2020 Individual World Cup Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade, Serbia7thGreco-Roman 130 kg
2021 Henri Deglane Challenge Flag of France.svg Nice, France1stGreco-Roman 130 kg
2021 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series Flag of Italy.svg Rome, Italy5thGreco-Roman 130 kg
2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships Flag of Mexico.svg Acapulco, Mexico3rdGreco-Roman 130 kg
2022 Bolivarian Games Flag of Colombia.svg Valledupar, Colombia1stGreco-Roman 130 kg
2022 South American Games Flag of Paraguay.svg Asunción, Paraguay1stGreco-Roman 130 kg
2024 Olympic Games Flag of France.svg Paris, France2nd Greco-Roman 130 kg

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