Orlando Cáceres

Orlando Cáceres
Personal information
NationalityPuerto Rican
Born (1961-10-27) 27 October 1961
Puerto Rico
Sport
SportWrestling

Orlando Cáceres (born 27 October 1961) is a Puerto Rican wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 57 kg at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1] A year earlier, he placed third at the Pan American Games in 1983 at 126 pounds (57 kg).[2]

Cáceres was born in Puerto Rico, while his father was serving with the United States Air Force and was stationed at Ramey Air Force Base in Aguadilla.[3] Raised in Newark, New Jersey, he moved with his family to the Browns Mills section of Pemberton Township, New Jersey, while he was in middle school, when his father was reassigned to McGuire Air Force Base. When he enrolled at Pemberton Township High School, he chose wrestling because he wasn't big enough to compete in other sports, ultimately finishing with a record of 60–0 in his final two seasons.[4] Cáceres was a two-time New Jersey high school state champion, at 115 pounds (52 kg) in 1979 and at 122 pounds (55 kg) 1980.[5] He was rivals with wrestler Jeffrey Verity of Northern Burlington County Regional High School.

He wrestled for Trenton State College (since renamed as The College of New Jersey) and was part of the Puerto Rico team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Orlando Cáceres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Pan American Games Results", United Press International, August 24, 1983. Accessed May 1, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Yaevner, Harvey. "Trenton State's Caceres is looking for an upset", The Times, July 26, 1984. Accessed May 1, 2026, via Newspapers.com. "But in his latest pronouncement, the Trenton State College senior from Pemberton has the word in its ideal context. Says Caceres, "I am exactly where I want to be." He is in Los Angeles to represent Puerto Rico in freestyle wrestling in the Olympic Games. He gets that option because he was born in the island territory when his father was stationed at Ramee AFB during a 20-year U.S. Air Force service."
  4. ↑ Yaevner, Harvey. "Final chance; Trenton State's Caceres has only one goal", The Times], February 21, 1984. Accessed May 1, 2026, via Newspapers.com. "He grew up in Newark and moved to Browns Mills as a seventh grader when his father was transferred to McGutre. Too small for other sports, be took up wrestling and was 78-3-1 at Pemberton, including 60-0 the final two years when he was state champ at 115 and 122 pounds."
  5. ↑ Boys Wrestling Championship History: 1934–2026, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated March 2026. Accessed May 1, 2026.
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