LEYVA YEPEZ Alfonso Antonio

Mexico

Wrestling

Date of Birth: 6 Jan 1993

Age: 28

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.80/5'10''

Place of birth: GUADALAJARA

Birth Country:

Mexico

Place of residence : MEXICO

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 77kg	15

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
Followed by	Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat A	Men's Greco-Roman 77kg 1/8 Final #50 MEX LEYVA YEPEZ AALEYVA YEPEZ Alfonso Antonio 0 ROC CHEKHIRKIN ACHEKHIRKIN Aleksandr 7 VPO	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
19	Greco-Roman 85kg	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
20	Greco-Roman 87kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ
21	Greco-Roman 85kg	2014	Tashkent, UZB
26	Greco-Roman 85kg	2015	Las Vegas, NV, USA

Pan American Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Greco-Roman 87kg	2019	Lima, PER

Pan American Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Greco-Roman 87kg	2019	Buenos Aires, ARG
3	Greco-Roman 85kg	2017	Salvador, BRA
5	Greco-Roman 87kg	2018	Lima, PER
10	Greco-Roman 87kg	2020	Ottawa, ON, CAN

Ranking Series

Rank	Event	Year	Location
20	Greco-Roman 87kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Physical Education - University of Sonora, Hermosillo, MEX

Languages spoken:

Spanish

Club name:

Jalisco State [Mexico]

Coach:

Raul Arbizu [personal]

Debut:

2014 for Mexico, Central American and Caribbean Championships in Puerto Rico (Athlete, 28 Jul 2016)

Start:

He began wrestling at age 13 in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Athlete, 28 Jul 2016)

Reason:

"My mother forced me to take up a combat sport because I was always fighting in the streets and she wanted me to channel that energy." (Athlete, 28 Jul 2016)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and to compete professionally in the Ultimate Fighting Championship [UFC]. (milenio.com, 03 Jul 2021)

Hero:

Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez. (Athlete, 28 Jul 2016)

Influence:

His parents. (Athlete, 28 Jul 2016)

Philosophy:

"If you fight, you can lose. If you don't fight, you have already lost." (Athlete, 28 Jul 2016)

General Interest

General
SECOND OLYMPICS
He made his Olympic debut at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, where he was knocked out in the qualification round of the 85kg category. He is competing in the 77kg division at Tokyo 2020. "I have trained very hard here. I already have a very good experience, I know how to fight at international level and it is my second Olympic Games. I am fighting in a lower division. I am going to enjoy this, I am going to go out and seek to advance the next possible rounds and why not, talk about a medal." (milenio.com, 03 Jul 2021; cronica.com.mx, 01 Jul 2021)

OLYMPIC TATTOO
He watched the 2012 Olympic Games in London on television together with his father. He promised him that he would one day compete at the event and get a tattoo of the Olympic rings. He was able to fulfil his promise after securing a spot ahead of the 2016 Games, and had the tattoo drawn on his biceps. (Facebook page, 08 Apr 2016)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
VPO:: Victory by points - without any point scored by the opponent

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