Andrés Ayub Explained
| Andrés Ayub |
| Fullname: | Andrés Antonio Ayub Valenzuela |
| Birth Date: | 1 January 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Santiago, Chile |
| Height: | 1.91 m |
| Weight: | 120 kg |
| Style: | Greco-Roman |
| Coach: | Eugenio Deultelmoser |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Andrés Antonio Ayub Valenzuela (born 1 January 1982) 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.
Notes and References
- Web site: Andrés Ayub . London2012.com . . 6 February 2013 . 6 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130406091253/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/ayub-valenzuela-andres-antonio-1078956/ . dead.
- Andrés Ayub . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418113316/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ay/andres-ayub-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 6 February 2013.
- News: Luchador Andrés Ayub aseguró un cupo a los Juegos Olímpicos 2012 . Wrestler Andrés Ayub secures a spot for the 2012 Olympic Games . Spanish . Sport 10 Austria . 17 July 2012 . 6 February 2013.
- News: Sesker . Craig . Byers, Chun win titles to qualify weight classes for Olympics at FILA Pan American Qualifier . USA Wrestling . The Mat . 24 March 2012 . 6 February 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120819135017/http://www.themat.com/section.php?section_id=3&page=showarticle&ArticleID=24890 . 19 August 2012 . dead.
- Web site: Men's 120kg Greco-Roman Round of 16 Finals . London2012.com . London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . 6 February 2013 . 30 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130430095606/http://www.london2012.com/wrestling/event/men-greco-roman-120kg/match=wrm199401/index.html . dead.
