Andrés Ayub
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| Full name | Andrés Antonio Ayub Valenzuela | ||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 Chile | ||||||||||||
| Born |
1 January 1982 Santiago, Chile | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (265 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||
| Style | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||
| Coach | Eugenio Deultelmoser[1] | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Andrés Antonio Ayub Valenzuela (born January 1, 1982 in Santiago) is an amateur Chilean Greco-Roman wrestler, who competes in the men's super heavyweight category.[1][2]
Ayub became the first Chilean wrestler in history to compete at the Summer Olympics at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[3] He qualified for the men's 120 kg class, after placing second from the Pan American Qualification Tournament in Kissimmee, Florida.[4] He received a bye through to his round of sixteen match, before losing out to Georgia's Guram Pherselidze, who was able to score four points in two straight periods, leaving Ayub without a single point.[5]
He won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in the Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg event.
References
- 1 2 "Andrés Ayub". London 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ↑ "Andrés Ayub". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ↑ "Luchador Andrés Ayub aseguró un cupo a los Juegos Olímpicos 2012" [Wrestler Andrés Ayub secures a spot for the 2012 Olympic Games] (in Spanish). Sport 10 Austria. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ↑ Sesker, Craig (24 March 2012). "Byers, Chun win titles to qualify weight classes for Olympics at FILA Pan American Qualifier". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ↑ "Men's 120kg Greco-Roman Round of 16 Finals". London 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
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