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Full Name: | Leo Dalis Santana Heredia |
Country: | Dominican Republic |
Sport: | Amateur wrestling |
Weight Class: | 130 kg |
Event: | Greco-Roman |
Leo Dalis Santana Heredia is a Dominican Republic Greco-Roman wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the 130 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[1] He also won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
In 2018, he won the silver medal in the 130 kg event at the Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia.[2]
At the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Ottawa, Canada, he won one of the bronze medals in the 130 kg event.[3] He also competed in the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament, also held in Ottawa, Canada, without qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4] In May 2021, he also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[5]
He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[6]
Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event | |
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2018 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 2nd | Greco-Roman 130 kg | |
2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 3rd | Greco-Roman 130 kg | |
2020 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Ottawa, Canada | 3rd | Greco-Roman 130 kg | |
2021 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | Greco-Roman 130 kg | |
2022 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Acapulco, Mexico | 3rd | Greco-Roman 130 kg |