Arturo Silot Torres (born 13 April 2001) is a Cuban freestyle wrestler who claimed the silver medal at the 2022 Pan American Championships and the gold medal from the 2021 Junior Pan American Games.[1]

Arturo Silot
Personal information
Full nameArturo Silot Torres
National team Cuba
Born (2001-04-13) April 13, 2001 (age 23)
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Weight97 kg (214 lb)
Sport
CountryCuba
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class97 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Cuba
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Acapulco 97 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Buenos Aires 97 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Acapulco 97 kg
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago 97 kg
Junior Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cali 97 kg
Junior Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Oaxtepec 97 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Guatemala City 86 kg

Silot won the gold medal in the men's 97 kg event at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games held in Cali, Colombia. As a result, he directly qualified to compete in the men's 97 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.[2]

He won the silver medal in men's 97 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[3]

In 2024, at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico, he earned a quota place for Cuba for the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[4][5] He competed in the men's freestyle 97 kg event at the Olympics.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Silot entró en la candela viva". Granma.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Wrestling Qualification 2023 Pan American Games" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  3. ^ "2023 Pan American Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Qualified NOCs at 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  5. ^ "2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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