Reineri Andreu Ortega (born 1 April 1998) is a Cuban freestyle wrestler. He is a two-time U23 World Champion, two-time Pan American gold medalist and Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalist.[1]

Reineri Andreu
Personal information
Birth nameReineri Andreu Ortega
Nationality Cuba
Born (1998-04-01) 1 April 1998 (age 26)
Sancti Spíritus, Cuba
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country Cuba
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class57 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Cuba
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima 57 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lima 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Ottawa 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Buenos Aires 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Lauro de Freitas 57 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Barranquilla 57 kg
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bydgoszcz 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest 57 kg
Junior Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Havana 55 kg

Career

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In 2017, at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Lauro de Freitas, Brazil, he won one of the bronze medals in the 57 kg event.[2] At the 2017 World U23 Wrestling Championship held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, he won the gold medal in the 57 kg event.[3]

In 2018, he won the gold medal in the 57 kg event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Lima, Peru. At the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia, he won the gold medal in the men's 57 kg event.[4]

In March 2020, he won the gold medal in the 57 kg event at the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Ottawa, Canada.[5] He also competed in the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament, also held in Ottawa, Canada, without qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6] He lost his first match against Thomas Gilman of the United States which meant that he could no longer become one of the top two wrestlers in his event and qualify for the Olympics.

He lost his bronze medal match in the 57 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[7]

In 2023, Andreu Ortega, moved to Ames, Iowa, U.S.A. to join Cyclone RTC as a resident athlete. [8]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2017 Pan American Wrestling Championships Lauro de Freitas, Brazil 3rd Freestyle 57 kg
2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships Lima, Peru 1st Freestyle 57 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 1st Freestyle 57 kg
2019 Pan American Wrestling Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 3rd Freestyle 57 kg
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 3rd Freestyle 57 kg
2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships Ottawa, Canada 1st Freestyle 57 kg

Freestyle record

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International Freestyle & U23 Freestyle Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2021 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 4th at 57 kg
Loss 57–22   Yuki Takahashi 0–2 May 6–7, 2021 2021 World Olympic Qualification Tournament

  Sofia, Bulgaria

Win 57–21   Almaz Smanbekov 8–5
Win 56–21   Pedro Mejías 5–0
2020 Pan American Olympic Qualification   at 57 kg
Win 55–21   Juan Rubelín Ramírez Fall March 15, 2020 2020 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament

  Ottawa, Canada

Win 54–21   Ligrit Sadiku TF 10–0
Loss 53–21   Thomas Gilman 3–4
2020 Pan American Championships   at 57 kg
Win 53–20   Pedro Mejías 4–2 March 6–9, 2020 2020 Pan American Continental Championships

  Ottawa, Canada

Win 52–20   Edwin Segura TF 10–0
Win 51–20   Darian Cruz TF 12–2
2020 Granma y Cerro Pelado International   at 57 kg
Win 50–20   Nathan Tomasello 3–1 February 9–17, 2020 2020 Granma y Cerro Pelado International

  Havana, Cuba

Win 49–20   Sean Russell TF 11–0
Win 48–20   Osmany Diversent TF 10–0
2019–20 Deutsche Ringerliga season   for Team Weingarten at 60 kg
Win 47–20   Muslim Sadulaev 12–10 January 25, 2020 2019–2020 Deutsche Ringerliga season

  Germany

Win 46–20   Muslim Sadulaev January 18, 2020
Win 45–20   Yowlys Bonne 8–4 January 11, 2020
Win 44–20   Dzimchyk Rynchynau TF 16–0 December 7, 2019
Loss 43–20   Georgi Vangelov TF 0–16 November 30, 2019
2019 U23 World Championships   at 57 kg
Win 43–19   Adlan Askarov TF 10–0 October 28 – November 3, 2019 2019 U23 World Championships

  Budapest, Hungary

Win 42–19   Ramiz Gamzatov 8–2
Win 41–19   Wanhao Zou 5–5
Win 40–19   Afgan Khashalov 7–3
Loss 39–19   Giorgi Edisherashvili 0–6 October 19, 2019 2019–2020 Deutsche Ringerliga season

  Germany

Loss 39–18   Akhmed Idrisov 0–7 October 12, 2019
2019 Pan American Games   at 57 kg
Win 39–17   Daniel Nascimento TF 10–0 August 9, 2019 2019 Pan American Games

  Lima, Peru

Loss 38–17   Daton Fix 1–4
Win 38–16   Pedro Mejías 4–0
2019 Ali Aliev International   at 57 kg
Win 37–16   Giorgi Edisherashvili 3–2 May 1–3, 2019 2019 Ali Aliev International

  Kaspiysk, Russia

Loss 36–16   Zaur Uguev 0–9
Win 36–15   Abdullaev Gulomjon 3–2
Win 35–15   Afgan Khashalov 5–2
Win 34–15   Garik Barseghyan 3–3
2019 Pan American Championships   at 57 kg
Win 33–15   Darthe Capellan 4–0 April 18–21, 2019 2019 Pan American Continental Championships

  Buenos Aires, Argentina

Win 32–15   Lucas Bryan Navarrete Vidal TF 14–3
Loss 31–15   Josh Rodriguez 2–7
2019 World Cup DNP at 57 kg
Loss 31–14   Tuvshintulga Tumenbileg 1–2 March 16–17, 2019 2019 World Cup

  Yakutsk, Russia

Win 31–13   Yuki Takahashi 2–2
Win 30–13   Ali Karaboga 5–2
Loss 29–13   Aryaan Tyutrin 3–8
2018–19 Deutsche Ringerliga season   for Team Weingarten at 60 kg
Loss 29–12   Georgi Vangelov 3–3 February 2, 2019 2018–2019 Deutsche Ringerliga season

  Germany

Loss 29–11   Arsen Harutyunyan 4–8 January 5, 2019
2018 U23 World Championships 7th at 57 kg
Loss 29–10   Wanhao Zou 4–6 November 12–18, 2018 2018 U23 World Championships

  Bucharest, Romania

Win 29–9   Zanabazar Zandanbud 5–2
Win 28–9   Vladimir Egorov 7–0
2018 World Championships 5th at 57 kg
Loss 27–9   Yuki Takahashi 4–5 October 21–22, 2018 2018 World Championships

  Budapest, Hungary

Win 27–8   Mihran Jaburyan 6–3
Loss 26–8   Zaur Uguev 0–6
Win 26–7   Kim Sung-gwon 4–2
Win 25–7   Otari Gogava 2–1
Win 24–7   Ghenadie Tulbea 12–2 October 6, 2018 2019–2020 Deutsche Ringerliga season

  Germany

Win 23–7   Ibragim Ilyasov 2–1 September 29, 2018
Loss 22–7   Georgi Vangelov 5–10 September 22, 2018
Win 22–6   Garik Barseghyan 8–2 September 15, 2018
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games   at 57 kg
Win 21–6   Juan Rubelín Ramírez 4–1 July 29 – August 2, 2018 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games

  Barranquilla, Colombia

Win 20–6   Pedro Mejías 4–1
Win 19–6   Evin Batista TF 10–0
Win 18–6   Josh Rodriguez 5–2 May 17, 2018 2018 Beat The Streets: Team USA vs. The World All-Stars

  New York City, New York

2018 Pan American Championships   at 57 kg
Win 17–6   Óscar Tigreros TF 11–0 May 3–6, 2018 2018 Pan American Continental Championships

  Lima, Peru

Win 16–6   Thomas Gilman 7–4
Win 15–6   Luis Augusto Morales TF 10–0
Win 14–6   Pedro Mejías 6–2
2018 World Cup DNP at 57 kg
Loss 13–6   Yuki Takahashi 4–7 April 7–8, 2018 2018 World Cup

  Iowa City, Iowa

Win 13–5   Mukhambet Kuatbek 4–1
Loss 12–5   Erdenebatyn Bekhbayar 0–4
Loss 12–4   Giorgi Edisherashvili 5–7
2018 Central American and Caribbean Championships   at 57 kg
Win 12–3   Juan Ramirez TF 10–0 March 20–25, 2018 2018 Central American and Caribbean Championships

  Havana, Cuba

Win 11–3   Brandon Escobar TF 10–0
Win 10–3   Evin Batista TF 10–0
2018 Granma y Cerro Pelado RS 9th at 57 kg
Loss 9–3   Joey Dance Fall February 15–23, 2018 2018 Granma y Cerro Pelado Ranking Series

  Havana, Cuba

2017 U23 World Championships   at 57 kg
Win 9–2   Mikyay Naim 6–1 November 21–26, 2017 2017 U23 World Championships

  Bydgoszcz, Poland

Win 8–2   Parviz Ibrahimov 5–4
Win 7–2   Vladimir Egorov 3–1
Win 6–2   Zhandos Ismailov 4–0
Win 5–2   Robert Dobrodziej TF 10–0
2017 Pan American Championships   at 57 kg
Win 4–2   Victor Barron TF 10–0 May 5–7, 2017 2017 Pan American Continental Championships

  Lauro de Freitas, Brazil

Win 3–2   Andre Quispe TF 15–4
Loss 2–2   Aso Palani 12–17
Win 2–1   Lucas Pavon TF 10–0
2015 Granma y Cerro Pelado International DNP at 57 kg
Loss 1–1   Sam Hazewinkel 4–5 February 11–15, 2015 2015 Granma y Cerro Pelado International

  Havana, Cuba

Win 1–0   Jefferson Mayea TF 10–0

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Pan American Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 May 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. ^ "2017 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  3. ^ Etchells, Daniel (25 November 2017). "Georgia's Petriashvili strikes gold at Under-23 World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Barranquilla 2018" (pdf). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  5. ^ Palmer, Dan (9 March 2020). "Olympic champions help United States to six golds on last day of Pan American Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  6. ^ "2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  7. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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