Disney Rodríguez

Disney Rodríguez
Personal information
Born (1985-09-27) 27 September 1985
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2008 Beijing120 kg
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2011 Guadalajara120 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2006 Cartagena120 kg

Disney Rodríguez Valera (born 27 September 1985) is a Cuban freestyle wrestler. He competed in the freestyle 120 kg event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he lost the bronze medal match to David Musul'bes.[1] After Artur Taymazov, who defeated Rodríguez in the quarterfinals, was positively tested for banned substance in his urine sample and disqualified, Rodríguez moved to 3rd place and was awarded a bronze medal. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Disney Rodriguez". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 2008-09-07.
  2. ↑ "Artur Taymazov and Besik Kudukhov Stripped of Olympic Medals - The Open Mat". 2018-03-17. Archived from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2024-05-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)