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| Nationality | Dominican Puerto Rican | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 14, 1984[1] Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic[2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sparta[5] Nittany Lion Wrestling Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Pedro Rojas[5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jaime Yusept Espinal Fajardo (born October 14, 1984) is a Dominican-born Puerto Rican freestyle wrestler. In 2012 he became the first Olympic medalist in wrestling for Puerto Rico by winning a silver medal in the 84 kg division.[5] He also became the first Puerto Rican who was born somewhere else to win an Olympic medal for the country.
- ^ "Jaime Yusept Espinal". London 2012. 2012. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Jaime Espinal, la lucha por abrir caminos al futuro de Puerto Rico". Terra (in Spanish). AFP. August 11, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ "El luchador Jaime Espinal da una inédita e inesperada plata a Puerto Rico". Terra (in Spanish). AFP. August 11, 2012. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
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