VALDES TOBIER Alejandro Enrique

Cuba

Wrestling

Date of Birth: 18 Nov 1988

Age: 32

Gender: Male

Place of birth: HAVANA

Birth Country:

Cuba

Place of residence : HAVANA

Residence Country:

Cuba

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wrestling	Men's Freestyle 65kg	10

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
Followed by	Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat A	Men's Freestyle 65kg 1/8 Final #279 KAZ NIYAZBEKOV DNIYAZBEKOV Daulet 21 VSU1 CUB VALDES TOBIER AEVALDES TOBIER Alejandro Enrique 11	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Freestyle 65kg	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Freestyle 65kg	2018	Budapest, HUN
3	Freestyle 65kg	2017	Paris, FRA
7	Freestyle 60kg	2011	Istanbul, TUR
7	Freestyle 60kg	2010	Moscow, RUS
11	Freestyle 65kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ
23	Freestyle 60kg	2013	Budapest, HUN

Pan American Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Freestyle 65kg	2019	Lima, PER

Pan American Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Freestyle 65kg	2018	Lima, PER

Ranking Series

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Freestyle 65kg	2018	Havana, CUB
3	Freestyle 65kg	2018	Budapest, HUN

World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Men's Team	2018	Iowa City, IA, USA
5	Men's Team	2019	Yakutsk, RUS

Nickname:

Calabaza [Spanish for 'pumpkin']. (cubasi.cu, 01 Apr 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Sport Studies - Higher Institute of Physical Culture [ICSF] Manuel Fajardo, Havana, CUB

Family:

Daughter Alejandra

Languages spoken:

English, Spanish

Coach:

Julio Mendieta [national], CUB

Sporting relatives:

His father Enrique Valdes competed in wrestling at international level and later became a national coach. (cubasi.cu, 02 Aug 2020, 10 Aug 2019)

Start:

He took up the sport in 1995 in Havana, Cuba. (Athlete, 11 Aug 2016)

Reason:

His father was a wrestler in the national army team and introduced him to the sport. (Athlete, 11 Aug 2016)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (cubasi.cu, 01 Apr 2020)

Influence:

His mother. (Athlete, 11 Aug 2016)

Philosophy:

"Sport is a passion for me, something that's in my blood." (Athlete, 11 Aug 2016)

General Interest

General
TIME IN GERMANY
Between 2015 and 2019 he competed in the German Wrestling Bundesliga for the RWG Mombris-Konigshofen and SV 04 Germania Weingarten clubs. "[The Bundesliga] has given me a lot, especially confidence in my chances as a wrestler. I have had the chance to compete against high-quality rivals. It was something that I lacked before, but after this experience I now feel as though I am a more solid wrestler." (svgermania04.de, 25 Jan 2020; playoffmagazine.com, 16 Mar 2018; granma.cu, 14 Oct 2016)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
VSU1:: Victory by technical superiority - with point(s) scored by the opponent

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