Wuileixis Rivas

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rivas and the second or maternal family name is Espinoza.
Wuileixis Rivas

Rivas at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name Wuileixis de Jesus Rivas
Espinoza
Nationality  Venezuela
Born (1980-08-27) 27 August 1980
Caracas, Venezuela[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)[2]
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Greco-Roman
Club Naguanagua[3]
Coached by Hector Chirinos[3]

Wuileixis de Jesus Rivas Espinoza (born August 27, 1990 in Caracas, Capital District) is a Greco-Roman wrestler from Venezuela who competes in the welterweight category (under 66 kg).[1][3] At the 2012 Olympics he received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing out to French wrestler and defending Olympic champion Steeve Guénot, who was able to score one point each in two straight periods, leaving Rivas without a single point.[4] At the 2016 Rio Games he was also eliminated in the first bout.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Wuileixis Rivas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Wuileixis De Jesus Rivas Espinoza". Rio2016.com.
  3. 1 2 3 "Wuileixis de Jesus Rivas Espinoza". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-04-30. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Men's 66kg Greco-Roman Round of 16 Finals". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-04-04. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
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