Sidney Guzman Villacosta (born October 12, 1977 in Lobitos, Talara) is a retired Peruvian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's lightweight category.[1] He earned a bronze medal in the 58-kg division at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and later represented his nation Peru at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing fifteenth in the process. Guzman also trained throughout his sporting career for Orlando Ochoa Wrestling Club in Lima under his personal coach and mentor Luis Jery Caceres.
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| Full name | Sidney Guzman Villacosta | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Peru | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 October 1977 Lobitos, Talara, Peru | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Style | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Club Lucha Orlando Ochoa | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Luis Jery Caceres | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Guzman qualified as a lone wrestler for the Peruvian squad in the men's 60 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Earlier in the process, he placed second at the Pan American Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala, but managed to fill up an entry by the International Federation of Association Wrestling through a tripartite invitation.[2][3] He lost his opening match to Japan's Makoto Sasamoto on technical superiority, but bounced back to eclipse Serbia and Montenegro's Davor Štefanek in overtime with a 3–1 decision during the prelim pool round. Placing second in the pool and fifteenth in the final standings, Guzman failed to advance to the quarterfinals.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sidney Guzman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ Abbott, Gary (16 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 60 kg/132 lbs. in men's Greco-Roman". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ "Francisco Boza será abanderado de la delegación peruana en Atenas" [Francisco Boza leads the Peruvian delegation in Athens] (in Spanish). Perú.21. 10 August 2004. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ "Wrestling: Men's Greco-Roman 60kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- ^ "Sydney Guzmán tampoco tuvo suerte en Atenas" [Sidney Guzman shortened his luck in Athens] (in Spanish). Perú.21. 26 August 2004. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
External links
edit- Sidney Guzman at the International Wrestling Database
- Sidney Guzman at Olympedia
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