Yurieski Torreblanca

Yurieski Torreblanca

Personal information
Birth name	Yurieski Torreblanca Queralta
National team	Cuban
Born	(1989-03-14) March 14, 1989 (age 35)
Sport
Country	Cuba
Sport	Amateur wrestling
Weight class	86 kg
Event	Freestyle
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing  Cuba Pan American Games 2019 Lima 86 kg 2023 Santiago 86 kg Pan American Wrestling Championships 2015 Santiago 86 kg 2017 Lauro de Freitas 86 kg 2020 Ottawa 86 kg 2023 Buenos Aires 86 kg 2018 Lima 86 kg Central American and Caribbean Games 2018 Barranquilla 86 kg 2023 San Salvador 86 kg

Yurieski Torreblanca Queralta (born March 14, 1989) is a Cuban freestyle wrestler who competes at 86 kilograms. A four-time Pan American Champion, Torreblanca won gold medals at the 2019 Pan American Games and the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games.

Career

At the 2017 Pan American Wrestling Championships in Lauro de Freitas, Brazil, he won the gold medal in the men's 86 kg event.^[1]

In 2018, he won the silver medal in the men's 86 kg event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships in Lima, Peru. At the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia, he won the gold medal in the men's 86 kg event.^[2] In 2019, he won the gold medal in the men's 86 kg event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.^[3]

He competed in the 86 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.^[4]

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.^[5] He was eliminated in his first match.^[5]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Location	Result	Event
2018	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	1st	Freestyle 86 kg
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	1st	Freestyle 86 kg
2023	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	Freestyle 86 kg
	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	1st	Freestyle 86 kg[6]

References

1. Winters, Max (7 May 2017). "Hungarian makes up for Rio 2016 disappointment with 85kg Greco Roman gold at European Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
2. "2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
3. "Men's 86 kg Results" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
4. "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
5. "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.
6. "Pan American Games 2023: U.S. wrestler Kyle Snyder turns his focus on Paris 2024 after securing third consecutive title". olympics.com.

External links

• Yurieski Torreblanca at the International Wrestling Database
• Yurieski Torreblanca at United World Wrestling