Guillermo Torres (wrestler)

Guillermo Torres Cervantes (born August 19, 1986 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican freestyle wrestler.[1] He won a silver medal for the 60-kg division at the 2011 Pan American Games in his home turf, which gave him a qualifying place at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[2] At the Olympics, Torres competed in the men's freestyle 60-kg class, where he was eliminated in the qualifying round, after being defeated by Iran's Masoud Esmaeilpour, with a technical score of 1–8, and a classification point system of 1–3.[3]

Guillermo Torres
Personal information
Full nameGuillermo Torres Cervantes
Nickname(s)Memo
Nationality Mexico
Born (1986-08-19) August 19, 1986
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
Coached byCuahutemoc Oregel
Updated on November 19, 2012.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Guillermo Torres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  2. "Guillermo Torres se quedó con la plata en lucha" [Guillermo Torres took silver in fight] (in Spanish). El Economista (Mexico). 24 October 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  3. "Guillermo Torres satisfecho por la experiencia de competir en Juegos Olimpicos" [Guillermo Torres satisfied by the experience of competing in Olympic Games] (in Spanish). Terra. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.


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