Jaime Espinal

Jaime Espinal
Espinal at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
NationalityDominican
Puerto Rican
Born (1984-10-14) October 14, 1984
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event
Freestyle
ClubSparta
Nittany Lion Wrestling Club
Coached byPedro Rojas
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Puerto Rico
Olympic Games


2012 London 84 kg
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto 86 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
2010 Mayagüez 84 kg
2014 Veracruz 86 kg

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.