Sebastian Rivera Explained

Sebastian Rivera
Headercolor:Gold
Fullname:Sebastian Rivera
Nationality:
Birth Date:1998 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Toms River, New Jersey, U.S.
Sport:Wrestling
Weight Class:65kg (143lb)
Event:Freestyle and folkstyle
Collegeteam:Rutgers
Northwestern
Club:Rutgers Athletic Center
Coach:Scott Goodale
Worlds: (2023)
Show-Medals:yes

Sebastian Rivera (born 27 August 1998) is a Stateside Puerto Rican freestyle wrestler who competes internationally at 65 kilograms.[1] The 2023 World silver medalist, he represented Puerto Rico at the 2024 Summer Olympics and the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games, earning the bronze medal and silver medal, respectively.[2]

Career

Raised in New Jersey, Rivera started wrestling at a young age, winning prestigious tournaments in high school such as Super 32 and the New Jersey state championship as a senior out of Christian Brothers Academy.[3] Entering Northwestern University in 2016, Rivera became a two-time All-American (2018 and 2019) and a two-time Big Ten Conference champion (2019 and 2020), but was not able to compete at the 2020 NCAA championships as they were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic (granting him a new year of eligibility).[4]

Transferring to Rutgers University as a graduate student, Rivera claimed All-American honors once again in March 2021.[5] After, he started representing Puerto Rico in freestyle competition, competing at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament (22nd), Pan American Championships (5th), World Championships (7th), and Puerto Rican Nationals (1st).[6] [7] [8] [9] Back to folkstyle season, Rivera once again became an All-American in 2022, concluding his college career.

In May 2022, Rivera claimed a silver medal at the Pan American Championships after making the finals.[10] In June and July respectively, he became the prestigious Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series champion and the Grand Prix of Spain champion.[11] [12] He lost his bronze medal match in the 65kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[13]

Achievements

Representing
2021World Wrestling ChampionshipsOslo, Norway7thFreestyle 65 kg
2022World Wrestling ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia5thFreestyle 65 kg
2023World Wrestling ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia2ndFreestyle 65 kg
2024Summer Olympic GamesParis, France3rdFreestyle 65 kg

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sebastian Rivera – Puerto Rican Nationals Gold Scarlet Knights Wrestling Club . 19 July 2022 . scarletknightswrestlingclub.com . en-US.
  2. Web site: Rutgers Wrestling Star Going for the Gold in the 2024 Paris Olympics Rutgers University Foundation . 2024-08-10 . rutgersfoundation.org . en.
  3. Web site: Sebastian Rivera – Wrestling . 20 July 2022 . Rutgers University Athletics . en.
  4. Web site: Sebastian Rivera . Northwestern Wildcats.
  5. Web site: Meet the 2021 NCAA college wrestling All-Americans NCAA.com . 20 July 2022 . www.ncaa.com . en.
  6. Web site: Rivera Readies for World OG Qualifier . 20 July 2022 . Rutgers University Athletics . en.
  7. Web site: Rivera Places at 2021 Pan-American Championships . 20 July 2022 . Rutgers University Athletics . en.
  8. Web site: Vesper . Erik . 4 October 2021 . Rutgers’ Rivera Concludes Run at World Championships . 20 July 2022 . On the Banks . en.
  9. Web site: Sebastian Rivera – Puerto Rican Nationals Gold Scarlet Knights Wrestling Club . 20 July 2022 . scarletknightswrestlingclub.com . en-US.
  10. Web site: Rivera Earns Silver at 2022 Pan-American Championships . 20 July 2022 . Rutgers University Athletics . en.
  11. Web site: 27 June 2022 . Importante oro en la lucha olímpica en el torneo Matteo Pellicone en Italia . 20 July 2022 . El Nuevo Día . es.
  12. Web site: VOCERO . Giovanny Vega, EL . La escuadra boricua de lucha olímpica se une a un campamento internacional en España . 20 July 2022 . El Vocero de Puerto Rico . es.
  13. Web site: 2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220918183512/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. . 18 September 2022 . 18 September 2022 . United World Wrestling.

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