Andrés Ayub

Andrés Ayub
Personal information
Full name Andrés Antonio Ayub Valenzuela
Nationality  Chile
Born (1982-01-01) 1 January 1982
Santiago, Chile
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Style Greco-Roman
Coach Eugenio Deultelmoser[1]
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Chile
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto -130 kg

Andrés Antonio Ayub Valenzuela (born January 1, 1982 in Santiago) is an amateur Chilean Greco-Roman wrestler, who competes in the men's super heavyweight category.[1][2]

Ayub became the first Chilean wrestler in history to compete at the Summer Olympics at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[3] He qualified for the men's 120 kg class, after placing second from the Pan American Qualification Tournament in Kissimmee, Florida.[4] He received a bye through to his round of sixteen match, before losing out to Georgia's Guram Pherselidze, who was able to score four points in two straight periods, leaving Ayub without a single point.[5]

He won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in the Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg event.

References

  1. 1 2 "Andrés Ayub". London 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Andrés Ayub". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "Luchador Andrés Ayub aseguró un cupo a los Juegos Olímpicos 2012" [Wrestler Andrés Ayub secures a spot for the 2012 Olympic Games] (in Spanish). Sport 10 Austria. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  4. ↑ Sesker, Craig (24 March 2012). "Byers, Chun win titles to qualify weight classes for Olympics at FILA Pan American Qualifier". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "Men's 120kg Greco-Roman Round of 16 Finals". London 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.


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