Luis Liendo (wrestler) explained

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Luis Liendo
Fullname:Luis Ygnacio Liendo
Birth Date:25 November 1980
Birth Place:Caracas, Distrito Capital,
Venezuela
Weight:600NaN0
Sport:Wrestling
Event:Greco-Roman
Club:Caracas National Sports
Institute
Coach:Mario Figueroa
Show-Medals:yes

Luis Ygnacio Liendo (born November 25, 1980, in Caracas, Distrito Capital) is an amateur Venezuelan Greco-Roman wrestler, who competes in the men's lightweight category.[1] [2] He won two bronze medals for the 60 kg division at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[3] Liendo also defeated United States wrestler Joe Betterman for the gold medal in the same division at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, earning him a spot on the Venezuelan wrestling team for the Olympics.

At age thirty-one, Liendo made his official Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's 60 kg class. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing out to Kazakhstan's Almat Kebispayev, with a three-set technical score (0–1, 2–0, 0–2), and a classification point score of 1–3.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Luis Liendo. London 2012. 7 February 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130430124209/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/liendo-luis-ygnacio-1089555/. 30 April 2013.
  2. Luis Liendo. https://web.archive.org/web/20170918154433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/luis-ygnacio-liendo-1.html. dead. 18 September 2017. 7 February 2013.
  3. News: Sesker. Craig. Ruiz captures gold while Durlacher wins silver and Dantzler takes bronze at Pan American Games. USA Wrestling. The Mat. 26 July 2007. 7 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120710162525/http://www.themat.com/section.php?section_id=3&page=showarticle&ArticleID=16976. 10 July 2012. dead.
  4. Web site: Men's 60kg Greco-Roman Round of 16 Finals. London 2012. 7 February 2013. 30 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130430105235/http://www.london2012.com/wrestling/event/men-greco-roman-60kg/match=wrm160407/index.html. dead.