Luis Vivenes

Luis Vivénes
Personal information
Full name Luis Felipe Vivénes Urbanesa
Nationality  Venezuela
Born (1980-10-06) 6 October 1980
Cumaná, Sucre, Venezuela
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Freestyle
Club Munisipalito Cumaná
Coached by Edy Azuaje
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Venezuela
Pan American Games
2007 Rio de Janeiro 96 kg
2011 Guadalajara 96 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
2010 Mayagüez 96 kg
2006 Cartagena 96 kg

Luis Felipe Vivénes Urbanesa (born October 6, 1980 in Cumaná, Sucre) is an amateur Venezuelan freestyle wrestler, who played for the men's heavyweight category.[1] He won two medals each for his division at the Pan American Games (2007 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and 2011 in Guadalajara, Mexico), and at the Central American and Caribbean Games (2006 in Cartagena, Colombia, and 2010 in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico).[2][3]

Vivenes represented Venezuela at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed as a lone male wrestler in the men's 96 kg class. He received a bye for the second preliminary round, before losing out to Kazakhstan's Taimuraz Tigiyev, who was able to score nine points in two straight periods, leaving Vivenes without a single point.[4] Because his opponent advanced further into the final match, Vivenes offered another shot for the bronze medal by entering the repechage bouts. Unfortunately, he was defeated by Cuba's Michel Batista in the first round, with a technical score of 1–3.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Luis Vivénes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  2. ↑ Abbott, Gary (24 October 2011). "Burroughs, Varner win freestyle gold medals at Pan American Games on Monday". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Lucha venezolana se llevó el título en Mayagüez" [Venezuelan wrestler took the title in Mayaguez] (in Spanish). Gobierno Bolivariano de Venezuela. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Men's Freestyle 96kg (211.5 lbs) Round of 16 Final Official". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Men's Freestyle 96kg (211.5 lbs) Repechage Round 2 Official". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 25 December 2012.


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