Jaime Espinal
Espinal at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Dominican Puerto Rican | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 14, 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sparta Nittany Lion Wrestling Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Pedro Rojas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jaime Yusept Espinal Fajardo (born October 14, 1984) is a Dominican-born Puerto Rican freestyle wrestler. In 2012 he became the first Olympic medalist in wrestling for Puerto Rico by winning a silver medal in the 84 kg division. He also became the first Puerto Rican who was born somewhere else to win an Olympic medal for the country, and the second person to win a silver medal for Puerto Rico at an Olympic Games, after boxer Luis Francisco Ortiz, who won his in 1984.