Alejandro Puerto

Alejandro Puerto Díaz (born October 1, 1964) is a retired male wrestler from Cuba and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Puerto and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.
Alejandro Puerto
Personal information
Full nameAlejandro Puerto Díaz
BornOctober 1, 1964 (1964-10) (age 58)
Pinar del Río, Cuba
Medal record
Men's Wrestling
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Freestyle (– 57 kg)
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Tokyo Freestyle (– 57 kg)
Gold medal – first place 1994 Istanbul Freestyle (– 57 kg)
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1987 Indianapolis Freestyle (– 57 kg)
Silver medal – second place 1991 Havana Freestyle (– 57 kg)
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Caracas Freestyle (– 52 kg)
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Mar del Plata Freestyle (– 57 kg)

Puerto competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona where he won a gold medal in the men's freestyle wrestling event, the bantamweight class.[2]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alejandro Puerto". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. "1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Wrestling" Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on September 9, 2008)


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