Jansel Ramírez

Jansel Rafael Ramírez Feliz (born September 25, 1983 in Santo Domingo) is an amateur Dominican Republic Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's featherweight category.[1] Considering one of Caribbean's top Greco-Roman wrestlers in his decade, Ramirez has claimed two bronze medals in the 55 and 60-kg division at the Pan American Games (2007 and 2011), and also represented the Dominican Republic at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2][3] Ramirez is also a member of the wrestling club for the Dominican Republic National Team, under his personal coach and mentor Alexis Camué.[4]

Jansel Ramírez
Personal information
Full nameJansel Rafael Ramírez Feliz
Nationality Dominican Republic
Born (1983-09-25) 25 September 1983
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleGreco-Roman
ClubDR National Team
CoachAlexis Camué
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Dominican Republic
Pan American Games
2007 Rio de Janeiro55 kg
2011 Guadalajara60 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
2006 Cartagena55 kg
2010 Mayagüez60 kg

Ramirez qualified as a lone wrestler for the Dominican Republic squad in the men's 55 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a wild card invitation from the International Federation of Associated Wrestling (FILA).[5][6] He lost two straight matches each to Japan's Masatoshi Toyota due to the ten–point superiority limit, and Hungarian wrestler and eventual winner István Majoros with a 5–0 decision, leaving Ramirez on the bottom of the pool and placing last out of twenty-two wrestlers in the final standings.[7]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jansel Ramírez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  2. "Bronce para México en lucha grecorromana 74kg" [Bronze for Mexico in Greco-Roman wrestling 74kg] (in Spanish). El Informador. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  3. "Dividen Cuba y EEUU" [Cuba and the U.S. divided] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 25 July 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  4. "Alexis Camué Moya: Profesor cubano" [Alexis Camué Moya: Cuban professor] (in Spanish). El Nacional. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  5. Abbott, Gary (13 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 55 kg/121 lbs. in men's Greco-Roman". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  6. Vargas, Kennedy (23 August 2004). "Jansel Ramírez competirá hoy en lucha" [Jansel Ramírez competes in wrestling today] (in Spanish). Hoy (Santo Domingo). Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  7. "Wrestling: Men's Greco-Roman 55kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2013.


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