John Pineda

John Pineda
Personal information
Nationality Canadian
Born (1982-07-02) 2 July 1982
San Francisco, California
Weight 57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport Freestyle wrestling
Club Burnaby Mountain Wrestling Club

John Pineda (born July 2, 1982) is a Canadian freestyle wrestler.[1]

Career

Pineda won a bronze medal at the 2008 Pan American Championships. He participated in four World Wrestling Championships, finishing 13th in 2010 and 2013. In 2015, he won the bronze medal at the Grand Prix of Paris and a gold medal at the Gramma Cup in Havana. He is expected to compete at the 2015 Pan American Games, however he did not make weight and had to withdraw from the event.[2]

References

  1. "John Pineda". Wrestling Canada Lutte.
  2. Buffery, Steve (18 July 2015). "Wrestler Takahashi gets hosed out of chance to compete for Canada". Toronto Sun. Toronto, Canada. Retrieved 18 March 2016.


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