Sebastian Rivera

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Sebastian Rivera
Personal information
Full name Sebastian Rivera
Nationality  United States
 Puerto Rico
Born (1998-08-27) 27 August 1998 (age 26)
Toms River, New Jersey, U.S.
Sport
Country  United States
Sport Wrestling
Weight class 65 kg (143 lb)
Event(s) Freestyle and folkstyle
College team Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Northwestern Wildcats
Club Rutgers Athletic Center
Coached by Scott Goodale
Achievements and titles
World finals Silver (2023)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Puerto Rico
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Belgrade 65 kg
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Acapulco 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Buenos Aires 65 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2022 Rome 65 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Madrid 65 kg
Collegiate wrestling
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Representing the Northwestern Wildcats
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Pittsburgh 125 lb
Representing the Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Detroit 141 lb

Sebastian Rivera (born 27 August 1998) is a Stateside Puerto Rican freestyle wrestler who competes internationally at 65 kilograms.[1] In 2022, he claimed silver at the Pan American Championships, and gold at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series and the Grand Prix of Spain.[2]

Career

Raised in New Jersey, Rivera started wrestling at a young age, winning prestigious tournaments in high school such as Super 32 and the New Jersey state championship as a senior out of Christian Brothers Academy.[3] Entering Northwestern University in 2016, Rivera became a two-time All-American (2018 and 2019) as well as a two-time Big Ten Conference champion (2019 and 2020), but was not able to compete at the 2020 NCAA championships as they were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic (granting him a new year of eligibility).[4]

Transferring to Rutgers University as a graduate student, Rivera claimed All-American honors once again in March 2021.[5] Afterwards, he started representing Puerto Rico in freestyle competition, competing at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament (22nd), Pan American Championships (5th), World Championships (7th) and Puerto Rican Nationals (1st).[6][7][8][9] Back to folkstyle season, Rivera once again became an All-American in 2022, concluding his career as a college athlete.[3]

In May 2022, Rivera claimed a silver medal at the Pan American Championships after making the finals.[10] In June and July respectively, he became the prestigious Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series champion and the Grand Prix of Spain champion.[11][12] He lost his bronze medal match in the 65 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[13]

Major results

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2016 Bill Farrell Memorial International United States New York City, United States 7th Freestyle 57 kg
2017 Dave Schultz Memorial International United States Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States 9th Freestyle 57 kg
2021 World Olympic Qualifier Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria 21st Freestyle 65 kg
Pan American Championships Guatemala Guatemala City, Guatemala 5th Freestyle 65 kg
World Championships Norway Oslo, Norway 7th Freestyle 65 kg
2022 Pan American Championships Mexico Acapulco, Mexico 2nd Freestyle 65 kg
Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series Italy Rome, Italy 1st Freestyle 65 kg
Grand Prix of Spain Spain Madrid, Spain 1st Freestyle 65 kg
World Championships Serbia Belgrade, Serbia 5th Freestyle 65 kg

References

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