Ismael Borrero
 Borrero at the 2016 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ismael Borrero Molina |
| Born | January 6, 1992 (age 32) Santiago de Cuba, Cuba |
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Weight class | 59,67 kg |
| Event | Greco-Roman |
| Club | Cerro Pelado, Havana |
Ismael Borrero Molina (born January 6, 1992) is a Greco-Roman wrestler from Cuba.
Competitive Career
[edit]He competed in the 59 kg (or 60 kg) weight category at the 2013, 2014 and 2015 World Championships and won gold medals in 2015 and 2019. Borrero won three consecutive Pan American Championships in 2012–2014 and a gold medal at the 2016 Olympics.[1]
He represented Cuba at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2] He competed in the 67 kg event.[3]
He is a student at the Universidad de las Ciencias de la Cultura Física y el Deporte in Havana.[4][5][6]
Coaching Career
[edit]In 2022, Borrero moved to Colorado Springs to become a Greco-Roman for the USA National Greco-Roman team. [7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ismael Borrero Molina". Rio 2016. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
- ^ "Wrestling-Five to watch at the Tokyo Olympics". Reuters. June 24, 2021. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ "Borrero Molina, Ismael (CUB)". iat.uni-leipzig.de. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ "BORRERO Ismael". veracruz2014.mx. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ "BORRERO Ismael". results.toronto2015.org. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ https://www.themat.com/news/2024/october/10/borrero-molina-s-journey-from-olympic-champion-to-team-usa-coach
External links
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Media related to Ismael Borrero at Wikimedia Commons
- Ismael Borrero Molina at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
- Ismael Borrero Molina at United World Wrestling
- Ismael Borrero Molina at Olympics.com
- Ismael Borrero at Olympedia
- Ismael Borrero at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games (archived)
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