Raúl Cascaret Fonseca (20 June 1962 – 26 March 1995) was a Cuban freestyle wrestler.[1][2] Cascaret was a two-time World Champion and competed in the men's freestyle 62 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics, placing fourth.[3][4] A Pan American Games champion and a seven-time Cuban National champion, Cascaret died in a car crash in 1995, at the age of 32.[5]

Raúl Cascaret
Personal information
Full nameRaúl Cascaret Fonseca
Born(1962-06-20)20 June 1962
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Died26 March 1995(1995-03-26) (aged 32)
Havana, Cuba
Sport
SportWrestling
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Cuba
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Budapest 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 1986 Budapest 74 kg
Silver medal – second place 1982 Edmonton 68 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas 68 kg
Silver medal – second place 1979 San Juan 62 kg
Silver medal – second place 1987 Indianapolis 74 kg
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1986 Toledo 74 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Toledo 74 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Toledo 82 kg
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 1989 Colorado Springs 82 kg
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1981 Bucharest 68 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Santiago 74 kg
Cuban National Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 Camagüey 62 kg
Gold medal – first place 1979 Santiago de Cuba 62 kg
Gold medal – first place 1980 Santiago de Cuba 62 kg
Gold medal – first place 1981 Santiago de Cuba 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 1982 Santiago de Cuba 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 1985 Matanzas 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 1986 Santiago de Cuba 74 kg
Silver medal – second place 1988 Camagüey 82 kg
Silver medal – second place 1989 Santi Spiritus 82 kg

References

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  1. ^ "Raúl Cascaret: el primer gran campeón de la lucha cubana". oncubanews. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Ilustres: Raúl Cascaret, ¡qué luchador!". trabajadores. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Raúl Cascaret". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Raúl Cascaret". Olympics.org. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Raúl Cascaret, un rey mundial de la lucha cubana - Periódico Guerrillero". guerrillero.cu (in Spanish). 9 December 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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