Gabriel Alejandro Rosillo Kindelán (born 4 January 1999) is a Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the 97 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He won the gold medal in the 97 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. Rosillo also won gold in his event at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru and the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Alejandro Rosillo Kindelán |
| Born | 4 January 1999[1] Santiago de Cuba |
| Sport | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Sport | Amateur wrestling |
| Weight class | 97 kg |
| Event | Greco-Roman |
Medal record | |
Career
editIn 2018, Rosillo won one of the bronze medals in the 97 kg event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Lima, Peru. A year later, he went on to win the gold medal in this event.
In 2019, Rosillo won gold at the 2019 World Junior Wrestling Championships at 97kg in Greco Roman.
In March 2020, Rosillo qualified to represent Cuba at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan at the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Ottawa, Canada.[3][4] A week earlier, he won the silver medal in the 97 kg event at the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships, also held in Ottawa, Canada.[5]
Rosillo competed in the men's 97 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[6] He was eliminated in his first match by Arvi Savolainen of Finland.[6]
Rosillo won the gold medal in the 97 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[7] He defeated Artur Aleksanyan of Armenia in his gold medal match.[7] In 2024, Rosillo won one of the bronze medals in the 97 kg event at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[8] He defeated Rustam Assakalov of Uzbekistan in his bronze medal match.[8]
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Lima, Peru | 3rd | Greco-Roman 97 kg |
| 2019 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1st | Greco-Roman 97 kg |
| Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 1st | Greco-Roman 97 kg | |
| 2020 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Ottawa, Canada | 2nd | Greco-Roman 97 kg |
| 2023 | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | Greco-Roman 97 kg |
| Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | 1st | Greco-Roman 97 kg | |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 3rd | Greco-Roman 97 kg |
References
edit- ^ "Wrestling ROSILLO KINDELAN Gabriel Alejandro - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Archived from the original on 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ "2019 Pan American Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ Houston, Michael (13 March 2020). "Cuba seal maximum Olympics quota spots in Greco-Roman wrestling". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (6 March 2020). "United States win three golds on day one of Pan American Wrestling Championships in Ottawa". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ a b "2023 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
edit- Gabriel Rosillo at the International Wrestling Database
- Gabriel Rosillo at Olympedia
