John Pineda Explained

John Pineda
Nationality:Canadian
Sport:Freestyle wrestling
Club:Burnaby Mountain Wrestling Club
Birth Date:1982 7, df=y
Birth Place:San Francisco, California
Weight:57kg (126lb)

John Pineda (born July 2, 1982) is a Canadian freestyle wrestler.[1]

Career

Pineda won a bronze medal at the 2008 Pan American Championships. He participated in four World Wrestling Championships, finishing 13th in 2010 and 2013. In 2015, he won the bronze medal at the Grand Prix of Paris and a gold medal at the Gramma Cup in Havana. He was expected to compete at the 2015 Pan American Games but did not make weight and had to withdraw from the event.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Pineda. Wrestling Canada Lutte. 2015-05-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310205618/https://wrestling.ca/athlete/john-pineda. 2016-03-10. dead.
  2. News: Buffery . Steve . 18 July 2015 . Wrestler Takahashi gets hosed out of chance to compete for Canada. . Toronto, Canada . 18 March 2016 .