Luis Vivenes Explained

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Luis Vivénes
Fullname:Luis Felipe Vivénes Urbanesa
Birth Date:6 October 1980
Birth Place:Cumaná, Sucre, Venezuela
Weight:960NaN0
Sport:Wrestling
Event:Freestyle
Club:Munisipalito Cumaná
Coach:Edy Azuaje
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Luis Felipe Vivénes Urbanesa (born October 6, 1980 in Cumaná, Sucre) is an amateur Venezuelan freestyle wrestler, who played for the men's heavyweight category.[1] He won two medals each for his division at the Pan American Games (2007 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and 2011 in Guadalajara, Mexico), and at the Central American and Caribbean Games (2006 in Cartagena, Colombia, and 2010 in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico).[2] [3]

Vivenes represented Venezuela at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed as a lone male wrestler in the men's 96 kg class. He received a bye for the second preliminary round, before losing out to Kazakhstan's Taimuraz Tigiyev, who was able to score nine points in two straight periods, leaving Vivenes without a single point.[4] Because his opponent advanced further into the final match, Vivenes offered another shot for the bronze medal by entering the repechage bouts. He was defeated by Cuba's Michel Batista in the first round, with a technical score of 1–3.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Luis Vivénes. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417163308/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vi/luis-vivenes-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. 25 December 2012.
  2. News: Abbott. Gary. Burroughs, Varner win freestyle gold medals at Pan American Games on Monday. USA Wrestling. The Mat. 24 October 2011. 25 December 2012.
  3. News: Lucha venezolana se llevó el título en Mayagüez. Venezuelan wrestler took the title in Mayaguez. Spanish. Gobierno Bolivariano de Venezuela. 27 July 2010. 25 December 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20130421232819/http://www.mindeporte.gob.ve/portal2009/noticias-mindeporte/3067-lucha-venezolana-se-llevo-el-titulo-en-mayagueez. 21 April 2013.
  4. Web site: Men's Freestyle 96kg (211.5 lbs) Round of 16 Final Official. NBC Olympics. 25 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120817180304/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/wrestling/resultsandschedules/rsc=WRM296403/index.html. 17 August 2012. dead.
  5. Web site: Men's Freestyle 96kg (211.5 lbs) Repechage Round 2 Official. NBC Olympics. 25 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120817180247/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/wrestling/resultsandschedules/rsc=WRM296351/index.html. 17 August 2012. dead.