Nilton Soto

Nilton Soto
Personal information
Full nameNilton Gonzalo Marcos Soto Garcia
Born (1997-12-30) 30 December 1997 (age 26)
Sport
CountryPeru
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class67 kg
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Peru
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima 67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago 67 kg
Pan American Wrestling Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Acapulco 67 kg

Nilton Gonzalo Marcos Soto Garcia (born 30 December 1997) is a Peruvian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the 67 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru after Shalom Villegas was stripped of his silver medal.[1][2] He also won a bronze medal at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.

Career

In 2020, Soto competed in the Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament, held in Ottawa, Canada, without qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3] In May 2021, he also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[4]

Soto won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico. He competed at the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[5]

In 2024, he competed at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[6] He was eliminated in his first match.[6] Soto also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.[7]

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 3rd Greco-Roman 67 kg
2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships Acapulco, Mexico 3rd Greco-Roman 67 kg
2023 Pan American Games Santiago, Chile 3rd Greco-Roman 67 kg

References

  1. ^ "2019 Pan American Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. ^ Etchells, Daniel (28 December 2019). "Panam Sports update Lima 2019 medal table after confirmation of doping disqualifications". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  4. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  5. ^ "2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b "2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  7. ^ "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.


Peru Stub icon 2

This biographical article relating to a Peruvian sport wrestler or wrestling coach is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.