Daniel Grégorich Hechavarria (born 7 May 1996) is a Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal in the 87kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile. He has also won gold medals at the Pan American Wrestling Championships and the Central American and Caribbean Games.
Career
Grégorich won the gold medal in the 87kg event at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia.
At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, Grégorich won one of the bronze medals in the men's 87kg event. He defeated Joe Rau of the United States in his bronze medal match.
In the same year, he competed in the 87kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan without winning a medal. He was eliminated in his fourth match by Rustam Assakalov of Uzbekistan.
Grégorich competed in the men's 87kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Grégorich won the gold medal in his event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico. He defeated Luis Avendaño of Venezuela in his gold medal match. A few days later, he competed at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He was eliminated in his second match.
Achievements
YearTournamentLocationResultEvent2018Central American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia 1stGreco-Roman 87kg2019Pan American GamesLima, Peru 3rdGreco-Roman 87kg2022Pan American Wrestling ChampionshipsAcapulco, Mexico 1stGreco-Roman 87kg 2023Pan American Wrestling ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina 1stGreco-Roman 87kgCentral American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador 1stGreco-Roman 87kgPan American GamesSantiago, Chile 1stGreco-Roman 87kg2024Pan American Wrestling ChampionshipsAcapulco, Mexico 1stGreco-Roman 87kg
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