René Montero

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René Montero Rosales (born November 23, 1979 in Santiago de Cuba ) is a former Cuban wrestler . He became the 2002 free style bantamweight world champion .

Career

René Montero started wrestling as a teenager in 1992. He concentrated on the free style. He was a member of the sports club CEAR Havana and was mainly trained by Filiberto Delgado. At a height of 1.65 meters, he started first in flyweight and then in bantamweight.

At his first start at an international championship in 1999, he was the same junior flyweight world champion in Sydney in front of the Bulgarian Saphet Pherad and the Kazak Abil Ibragimow. His first start at an international senior championship he made in 2002 at the world championship in Tehran and there he also won and became world champion in bantamweight. On the way to this success he defeated Babak Noursad from Iran , Vasily Zeiher , Germany , Martin Berberjan , Armenia , Oleksandr Sacharuk , Ukraine and Namig Abdullajew , Azerbaijan .

In 2003 Rene Montero was defeated in the final of the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic against Stephen Abas from the United States and finished second ahead of Michail Japaridze from Canada . At the 2003 World Cup , he could not compete due to an injury.

In 2004 he won an Olympic qualification tournament in Bratislava ahead of Herman Accountiev , Russia , Martin Berberjan and Namig Abdullaev. In April 2004 he was also the Pan-American champion in Guatemala City ahead of Tom Clum, United States and Fernando Iglesias, Argentina . At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens he first won the bantamweight division over Ghenadie Tulbea from Moldova , but lost in his second fight against Stephan Abas (1: 2 rounds, 3: 4 points). He was eliminated and only came in 13th place. According to the current regulations, because Abas won the silver medal, he could have continued to wrestle in the consolation round and would have had a chance of an Olympic medal.

In 2005 he took part in the World Championships in Budapest . He defeated Gotcha Kirkitadze from Georgia in his first fight there , but then lost again very narrowly against Tomohiro Matsunaga from Japan (1: 2 rounds, 8: 7 points). Since Matsunaga did not reach the final with changed regulations, he was eliminated and only came in 12th place.

In 2006 René Montero won the Central America and Caribbean Games in Cartagena / Colombia . This year he was used again at the World Championships in Guangzhou , but lost there in bantamweight to Samuel Henson from the United States and only finished 19th in the final.

After that he was no longer used at international championships by the Cuban Wrestling Association.

International success

year space competition Weight class Results
1998 3. Cerro-Pelado-Internationale in Sancti Spíritus / Cuba To fly behind Wilfredo García , Cuba and John Eric Akin, USA
1999 1. Junior World Championships in Sydney To fly in front of Saphet Pherad, Bulgaria, Abil Ibragimow, Kazakhstan and Geovany Mora Escalante, Mexico
2000 3. Dave Schultz Memorial in Colorado Springs To fly behind Stephen Abas, USA and Wilfredo García, Cuba
2002 1. World Cup in Tehran Bantam after victories over Babak Noursad, Iran, Wassili Zeiher, Germany, Martin Berberjan, Armenia, Oleksandr Sacharuk, Ukraine and Namig Abdullajew, Azerbaijan
2003 3. Dave Schultz Memorial in Colorado Springs Bantam behind Samuel Henson, USA and Chikara Tanabe , Japan
2003 2. Pan American Games in Santo Domingo / Cathedral. Rep. Bantam behind Stephen Abas, in front of Mikhail Japaridze, Canada
2004 1. Olympic qualification tournament in Bratislava Bantam before Herman Accountiev, Russia, Martin Berberjan and Namig Abdullaev
2004 2. World Cup in Baku Bantam behind Michail Japaridze, in front of Namig Abdullajew and Jargal Daundupow, Russia
2004 1. Pan American Championship in Guatemala City Bantam ahead of Tom Clum, USA and Fernando Iglesias, Argentina
2004 13. OS in Athens Bantam after defeating Ghenadie Tulbea, Moldova and losing to Stephen Abas
2005 12. World Cup in Budapest Bantam after defeating Gotcha Kirkitadze, Georgia and losing to Tomohiro Matsunaga, Japan
2006 1. World Cup in Sari / Iran Bantam in front of Bessik Kuduchow , Russia and Taghi Dadashi, Iran
2006 1. Central American and Caribbean Games in Cartagena / Colombia Bantam before Fredy Serrano, Colombia and Luis Portillo Meija, El Salvador
2006 19th World Cup in Guangzhou Bantam after a loss to Samuel Henson

Explanations

  • all free style competitions
  • OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship
  • Fly weight, until 2001 up to 52 kg, bantam weight, since 2002 up to 55 kg body weight

swell

  • Trade journal Der Ringer
  • Foeldeak Wrestling Database website

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Montero, René
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Montero Rosales, René
BRIEF DESCRIPTION cuban wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH November 23, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Santiago de Cuba