Iván Fundora
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Fundora and the second or maternal family name is Zaldivar.
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Ivan Fundora Zaldivar (born April 14, 1976) is a male freestyle wrestler from Cuba who was an olympian in 2004 and 2008. He won the bronze medal in the Men's freestyle 74kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1] and finished in 5th place in Men's freestyle 74 kg at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Fundora also wreslted at 5 world championships. He won bronze at the 2007 FILA Wrestling World Championships.[2]
In addition, Fundora also won a gold medal in Wrestling at the 2007 Pan American Games and came in first place each year from 2003-2010 at the Pan American Championships. He is notable among American wrestling fans for defeating Ben Askren at the 2008 Olympics.
References
- ↑ "Wrestling marred by brawl". BBC. 2004-08-29. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ↑ "FILA – Senior World Championship 2007". FILA. Retrieved 2008-11-10.