Jarlis Ariel Mosquera (born September 3, 1983 in Palmira, Valle del Cauca) is a Colombian freestyle wrestler.[1] He represented Colombia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he qualified for the men's under-84 kg category (light heavyweight division). Mosquera was eliminated in the first preliminary round of the competition, after being defeated by Ukraine's Taras Danko, without receiving a technical score for the entire period.[2]
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| Full name | Jarlis Ariel Mosquera | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Colombia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | September 3, 1983 Palmira, Colombia | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Antioquia League | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Carlos Daza | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mosquera also won the silver medal for the same category at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, losing out to the host nation's Jaime Espinal in the final match.
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jarlis Mosquera". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ^ "Men's Freestyle 84kg (185 lbs) Round of 16 Final Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
External links edit
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
- Jarlis Mosquera at the International Wrestling Database
- Jarlis Mosquera at Olympedia
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