Moisés Pérez Explained

Moisés Pérez
Full Name:Moisés Salvador Pérez Hellburg
Country:Venezuela
Sport:Amateur wrestling
Weight Class:130 kg
Event:Greco-Roman

Moisés Salvador Pérez Hellburg is a Venezuelan Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the silver medal in the 130kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[1] In the final, he lost against Mijaín López of Cuba.

Career

At the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Ottawa, Canada, Pérez won one of the bronze medals in the 130kg event.[2] He also competed in the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament, also held in Ottawa, Canada, without qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] In May 2021, Pérez also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria as he was eliminated in his first match by Arata Sonoda of Japan.

Pérez won a bronze medal in his event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[4] A few days later, he competed at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[5] He was eliminated in the semifinals by Cohlton Schultz of the United States.[5] Pérez also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.[6]

Achievements

YearTournamentLocationResultEvent
2018Central American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia3rdGreco-Roman 130kg
2019Pan American GamesLima, Peru2ndGreco-Roman 130kg
2020Pan American Wrestling ChampionshipsOttawa, Canada3rdGreco-Roman 130kg
2023Pan American GamesSantiago, Chile3rdGreco-Roman 130kg
2024Pan American Wrestling ChampionshipsAcapulco, Mexico3rdGreco-Roman 130kg

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 Pan American Games Wrestling Results. United World Wrestling. 17 March 2020.
  2. News: Rowbottom. Mike. United States win three golds on day one of Pan American Wrestling Championships in Ottawa. 6 March 2020. InsideTheGames.biz. 17 March 2020.
  3. Web site: 2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200822112639/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2020-03/senior_pan-american_og_qualifier.pdf. 22 August 2020. 22 August 2020. United World Wrestling.
  4. Web site: 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240228032955/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-02/results_02_acapulco.pdf?VersionId=Efb44FH3Pq4shxxDWjI7EpGpxkdEL.Lw . 28 February 2024 . 5 March 2024 . United World Wrestling.
  5. Web site: 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240304172342/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-03/results_02_acapulco_tq.pdf?VersionId=JF17JQRQNzYOgzYC1imqNPlT1Awo0vIQ . 4 March 2024 . 4 March 2024 . United World Wrestling.
  6. Web site: 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240514204605/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-05/results_05_istanbul_qt.pdf . 14 May 2024 . 14 May 2024 . United World Wrestling.