Humberto Arencibia

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]

Humberto Arencibia
Personal information
Full nameHumberto Daniel Arencibia
Martinez
NationalityCuban
Born (1989-11-20) 20 November 1989
Pinar del Río, Cuba
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
Coached byJulio Mendieta[1]

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. "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. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  5. Hersh, Phillip (11 August 2012). "No bronze-medal match for Herbert". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
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