Moisés Sánchez
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full name | Moisés Sánchez Parra | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 21 September 1980||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
Style | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Budokan Wrestling Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Eusebio Capel | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
|
Moisés Sánchez Parra[a] (born September 21, 1980 in Palma de Mallorca) is a retired amateur Spanish Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's welterweight category.[1] He represented his nation Spain at the 2004 Summer Olympics and later capped his sporting career in 2005 with a silver and bronze at the Mediterranean Games and European Championships. Before his retirement from wrestling in 2010, Sanchez trained full-time for Budokan Wrestling Club in Palma de Mallorca under his coach Eusebio Capel.[2]
Sanchez qualified for the Spanish squad in the
In 2005, Sanchez overcame his Olympic setback to pick up a bronze medal in the 66-kg division at the European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria. When Spain hosted the Mediterranean Games in Almería a few months later, Sanchez lost his final match to Turkey's Selçuk Çebi, and received a silver medal to the delight of the home crowd.[7] He also sought his second bid for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but failed to earn a spot from two Olympic Qualification Tournaments.
Notes
- Spanish name, the first or paternal surnameis Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Parra.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Moises Sánchez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ Pastor, Guillem (20 February 2010). "El olímpico Moisés Sánchez anuncia su retirada de la alta competición" [Olympian Moisés Sánchez announces his retirement from the competition] (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ Abbott, Gary (16 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. in men's Greco-Roman". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ Filipelli, Vera (15 March 2004). "American women top France in soccer". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- ^ "Moisés Sánchez pierde su segundo combate y se despide de la competición" [Moisés Sánchez lost his second bout and bid farewell in the competition] (in Spanish). El Mundo (Spain). 24 August 2004. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "Segundo oro para Rafael Martínez en gimnasia" [Second gold for Rafael Martínez in gymnastics] (in Spanish). El Mundo (Spain). 26 June 2005. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
External links
- Moises Sanchez Parra at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
- Moisés Sánchez Parra (and here) at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
- Moises Sanchez at Olympics.com
- Moises Sanchez at Olympic.org (archived)