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José Daniel Díaz
Personal information
Full nameJosé Daniel Díaz Robertti
Born (1989-02-22) 22 February 1989 (age 35)
Acarigua, Portuguesa, Venezuela
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Representing  Venezuela
Men's freestyle wrestling
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima 97 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago 125 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara 84 kg
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Santa Marta 97 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Valledupar 130 kg

José Daniel Díaz Robertti (born February 22, 1989) is an amateur Venezuelan freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's light heavyweight category before moving up to the heavyweight category.[1][2] He won a bronze medal in the light heavyweight division at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.[3]

Career

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Diaz represented Venezuela at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's 84 kg class. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing out to Latvia's Armands Zvirbulis, with a three-set technical score (1–0, 0–1, 0–1), and a classification point score of 1–3.[4]

At the 2016 Olympics, he competed in the men's heavyweight category. There, he lost in the second round to Mamed Ibragimov.[2]

In 2024, he won a bronze medal in men's 125 kg event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[5] He competed at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[6] He was eliminated in his first match.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "José Daniel Díaz". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "José Daniel Díaz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  3. ^ Abbott, Gary (23 October 2011). "Blanc, Herbert, Dlagnev reach finals, Ware in bronze bout in freestyle at Pan American Games". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Men's 84kg Freestyle Round of 16 Finals". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  5. ^ "2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b "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.
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