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Yasmani Acosta Fernández (born 16 July 1988) is a Cuban-born naturalized Chilean Greco-Roman wrestler who currently competes at 130 kilograms. Acosta qualified Chile for the 2020 Summer Olympics by winning the gold medal from the 2020 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament.
- Yasmani Acosta Fernández
- Chilean, Cuban
- 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
- 130 kg (290 lb)
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About Yasmani. Yasmani ACOSTA FERNANDEZ (CHI) became only the second wrestler in history to qualify Chile for the Olympics, the first was in 2012… Qualified Chile for Tokyo at 130 kg with a gold-medal performance at the ’20 Pan American Olympic Qualifier… Acosta formerly wrestled for Cuba until 2015…
Feb 22, 2024 · Yasmani ACOSTA (CHI) grabbed the gold without taking the mat for his last two bouts as Cohlton SCHULTZ (USA) forfeited the semifinal. The American, who began the day with a picture-perfect headlock in the win over Moises PEREZ HELLBURG (VEN), took a shade over 30 seconds to beat the Venezuelan again in the bronze-medal bout.
Yasmani Acosta: "Spending six months without fighting affected me, but it made me stronger". After settling into the final of the Pan American qualifying tournament, the Greco-Roman wrestler became the 15th Team Chile athlete to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Learn more in his interview.
Yasmani ACOSTA FERNANDEZ (CHI) became only the second wrestler in history to qualify Chile for the Olympics, the first was in 2012… Qualified Chile for Tokyo at 130 kg with a gold-medal performance at the ’20 Pan American Olympic Qualifier… Acosta formerly wrestled for Cuba until 2015… Won a bronze medal at the ’17 World Championships…
