Humberto Arencibia

Cuban freestyle wrestler
Humberto Arencibia
Personal information
Full nameHumberto Daniel Arencibia
Martinez
NationalityCuban
Born (1989-11-20) 20 November 1989 (age 34)
Pinar del Río, Cuba
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle
Coached byJulio Mendieta[1]
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Cuba
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara 84 kg

Humberto Daniel Arencibia Martinez (born November 20, 1989, in Pinar del Río) is an amateur Cuban freestyle wrestler, who competes in the men's light heavyweight category.[1][2] He won a silver medal for his division at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.[3]

Arencibia represented Cuba 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 U.S. wrestler and Pan American Games champion Jake Herbert, with a three-set technical score (4–1, 0–8, 1–1), and a classification point score of 1–3.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Humberto Arencibia". London 2012. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Humberto Arencibia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  3. ^ Abbott, Gary (23 October 2011). "Herbert, Dlagnev win golds, Blanc a silver & Ware a bronze in Pan Am freestyle". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Men's 84kg Freestyle Round of 16 Finals". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  5. ^ Hersh, Phillip (11 August 2012). "No bronze-medal match for Herbert". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 6 February 2013.

External links

  • Profile – International Wrestling Database
  • NBC Olympics Profile


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