Alejandro Valdés

Alejandro Valdés
Personal information
Full nameAlejandro Enrique Valdés Tobier
Born (1988-11-18) 18 November 1988
Havana, Cuba
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Weight class51 kg
Event
Freestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Cuba
World Championships
2017 Paris 65 kg
2018 Budapest 65 kg
Pan American Games
2019 Lima 65 kg
2023 Santiago 65 kg

Alejandro Enrique Valdés Tobier[a] (born 18 November 1988) is a Cuban freestyle wrestler.[1] He competed in the men's freestyle 65 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the repechage by Haislan Garcia of Canada.[2][3]

He represented Cuba at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the opening round by Daulet Niyazbekov of Kazakhstan.[4][1]

He competed in the 65 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[5]

In 2024, at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico, he earned a quota place for Cuba for the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[6][7] He finished eleventh in the men's freestyle 65 kg event at the 2024 Olympics.[8]

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valdés and the second or maternal family name is Tobier.

References

  1. ^ a b "VALDES TOBIER Alejandro Enrique". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ "VALDES TOBIER Alejandro Enrique". Rio 2016 Olympics. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Men's Freestyle 65 kg - Standings". Rio 2016 Olympics. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Alejandro Valdés: "Voy paso a paso por mi presea"". Cuba Si (in Spanish). 17 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  5. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Qualified NOCs at 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  7. ^ "2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  8. ^ "VALDES TOBIER Alejandro Enrique". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024.
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