Wuileixis Rivas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rivas and the second or maternal family name is Espinoza.

Wuileixis Rivas

Rivas at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Wuileixis de Jesus Rivas Espinoza
Nationality	Venezuela
Born	(1980-08-27) 27 August 1980 (age 44) Caracas, Venezuela[1]
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[2]
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Greco-Roman
Club	Naguanagua[3]
Coached by	Hector Chirinos[3]

Wuileixis de Jesus Rivas Espinoza (born 27 August 1990 in Caracas, Capital District) is a Greco-Roman wrestler from Venezuela who competes in the welterweight category (under 66 kg).^[1][3] At the 2012 Olympics he received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing to French wrestler and defending Olympic champion Steeve Guénot, who was able to score one point each in two straight periods, leaving Rivas without a single point.^[4] At the 2016 Rio Games he was also eliminated in the first bout, against Omid Norouzi who was the defending champion from London.^[2][1]

He won the bronze medal in his event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.^[5]

In 2024, he competed at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.^[6] He was eliminated in his second match.^[6]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wuileixis Rivas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
2. "Wuileixis De Jesus Rivas Espinoza". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26.
3. "Wuileixis de Jesus Rivas Espinoza". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2013-04-30. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
4. "Men's 66kg Greco-Roman Round of 16 Finals". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
5. "2022 South American Games Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
6. "2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.

External links

• Media related to Wuileixis Rivas at Wikimedia Commons
• Wuileixis Rivas at United World Wrestling
• Wuileixis Rivas at Olympedia (archive)
• Wuileixis de Jesus Rivas Espinoza at the International Wrestling Database
• Wuileixis de Jesus Rivas Espinoza at United World Wrestling
• Wuileixis de Jesus Rivas Espinoza at Olympics.com
• Wuileixis de Jesus Rivas Espinoza at the NBC 2012 Olympics website^{[dead link‍]}