Wuileixis Rivas


Wuileixis de Jesus Rivas Espinoza is a Greco-Roman wrestler from Venezuela who competes in the welterweight category. At the 2012 Olympics he received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing to French wrestler and defending Olympic champion Steeve Guénot, who was able to score one point each in two straight periods, leaving Rivas without a single point. At the 2016 Rio Games he was also eliminated in the first bout, against Omid Norouzi who was the defending champion from London.