Yasmani Acosta

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In this Spanish name, the family name is Acosta.
Yasmani Acosta
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Acosta at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships
Personal information
Nationality Cuban, Chilean
Born (1988-07-16) 16 July 1988 (age 36)[1]
Agramonte, Cuba
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 130 kg (290 lb)
Sport
Country Chile
Sport Amateur wrestling
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Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Chile
Olympic Games
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Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 130 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Paris 130 kg
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago 130 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Acapulco 130 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lauro de Freitas 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Lima 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Acapulco 130 kg
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción 130 kg
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar 130 kg
Representing  Cuba
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Santiago 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Rionegro 120 kg

Yasmani Acosta Fernández (born 16 July 1988) is a Chilean-Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 130-kilogram weight class. He won a silver medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in the Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg final against Cuba's Mijaín López.[2]

Born in Cuba, Acosta qualified Chile for the 2020 Summer Olympics by winning the gold medal at the 2020 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament.[3] Since he began competing for Chile in 2017, Acosta has won a gold medal at the 2018 South American Games, bronze medals at the 2017 World Championships and the 2019 Pan American Games, and has become a two-time Pan American Continental Championship medalist, earning silver in 2017 and bronze in 2018.[4][5][6][7] While representing Cuba, he was the 2011 Pan American champion.[8]

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.[8] 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 way more opportunities if he represented Chile. However, Acosta was not able to represent Chile, as he did not have Cuba's permission.[9] 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.[10]

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.[10] In 2018, Acosta was granted Chilean citizenship.[9] 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.[11] He competed in the men's 130 kg event.[12]

He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[13] He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[14] He competed in the 130 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[15] He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[16]

He won the gold medal in his event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[17] 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.[18][19]

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2010 Wrestling World Cup Armenia Yerevan, Armenia 5th Greco-Roman 120 kg
2011 Wrestling World Cup Belarus Minsk, Bielorussia 8th Greco-Roman 120 kg
2011 Pan American Wrestling Championships Colombia Rionegro, Colombia 1st Greco-Roman 120 kg
2015 Pan American Wrestling Championships Chile Santiago, Chile 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2017 Pan American Wrestling Championships Brazil Lauro de Freitas, Brazil 2nd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2017 World Wrestling Championships France Paris, France 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships Peru Lima, Perú 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2018 South American Games Bolivia Cochabamba, Bolivia 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg
2018 World Wrestling Championships Hungary Budapest, Hungary 8th Greco-Roman 130 kg
2019 Pan American Games Peru Lima, Perú 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2019 World Wrestling Championships Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 12th Greco-Roman 130 kg
2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships Canada Ottawa, Canada 8th Greco-Roman 130 kg
2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Canada Ottawa, Canada 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg
2020 Individual World Cup Serbia Belgrade, Serbia 7th Greco-Roman 130 kg
2021 Henri Deglane Challenge France Nice, France 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg
2021 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series Italy Rome, Italy 5th Greco-Roman 130 kg
2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships Mexico Acapulco, Mexico 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2022 Bolivarian Games Colombia Valledupar, Colombia 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg
2022 South American Games Paraguay Asunción, Paraguay 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg

References

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