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| Full name | Yasmany Daniel Lugo Cabrera | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 January 1990 Pinar del Río, Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Cerro Pelado Habana [1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Juan Carlos Linares [1] Pedro Val [1] Carlos Ulacia [1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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Yasmany Lugo (born 24 January 1990) is a Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler. [2] He won the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's Greco-Roman 98 kg category. [2]
Wrestling is a sport that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves different grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins, and other grappling holds. Many different wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sports, and military systems. Wrestling can either be genuine competition or sportive entertainment.
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