Iván Fundora Explained

Birth Date:1976-04-14

Ivan Fundora Zaldivar (born April 14, 1976) is a former Cuban freestyle wrestler, who was an Olympian in 2004 and 2008. He won the bronze medal in the Men's freestyle 74kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1] and finished in 5th place in Men's freestyle 74 kg at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Fundora also wrestled at 5 world championships. He won bronze at the 2007 FILA Wrestling World Championships.[2]

In addition, Fundora also won a gold medal in Wrestling at the 2007 Pan American Games and came in first place each year from 2003-2010 at the Pan American Championships. He is notable among American wrestling fans for defeating Ben Askren at the 2008 Olympics.

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  1. Web site: Wrestling marred by brawl. 2004-08-29. BBC. 2008-11-10.
  2. Web site: FILA – Senior World Championship 2007. FILA. 2008-11-10. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071111031623/http://www.fila-wrestling.com/baku07/index.php?option=com_competition&act=ficheLutteur&style=FS&choix_poids=&choix_pays=&limit=20&limitstart=120&id_inscrit=29862&act2=numero. 2007-11-11.