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| Nationality |  Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1983-11-02) November 2, 1983 (age 41) Guantánamo, Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 61 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Cerro Pelado Habana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Julio Mendieta Cuellar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yowlys Bonne Rodríguez (born November 2, 1983) is a Cuban world champion freestyle wrestler and three-time world-level medalist.
Early life
Bonne is from Guantánamo, Cuba.
Career
In 2018 Bonne became world champion by defeating Gadzhimurad Rashidov of Russia in the final match, 6-5. Bonne is also a two-time Olympian, having competed in freestyle wrestling at both the 2012 Olympics in London and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. In 2015, Bonne was eliminated from the world tournament in a controversial match.
Wrestling style
Bonne is known for an aggressive wrestling style that includes explosive throws and other eye-catching maneuvers. According to one wrestling outlet, Bonne's wrestling style "has put the phrase 'Bonne Bombs' into the wrestling lexicon."
Freestyle record
| World Championships & Olympic Games Matches | ||||||
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| Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | Location |
2018 UWW world  at 61kg
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| Win | 16–6 |  Gadzhimurad Rashidov
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6-5 | October 20, 2018 | 2018 World Wrestling Championships |  Budapest, Hungary
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| Win | 15–6 |  Joe Colon
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9-4 | |||
| Win | 14–6 |  Bagher Yakhkeshi
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Fall | |||
| Win | 13–6 |  Ivan Guidea
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4-2 | |||
2017 UWW world  at 61kg
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| Win | 12–6 |  Rinya Nakamura
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Fall | August 21, 2017 | 2017 World Wrestling Championships |  Paris, France
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| Loss | 11–6 |  Haji Aliyev
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Fall | |||
| Win | 11–5 |  Daulet Niyazbekov
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10-8 | |||
| Win | 10-5 | Behnam Ehsanpour
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7-2 | |||
| Win | 9-5 |  Liu Minghu
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3-0 | |||
| 2016 Olympic 5th at 57kg | ||||||
| Loss | 8-5 | Hassan Rahimi
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Fall | August 19, 2016 | 2016 Summer Olympics |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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| Win | 8-4 |  Yang Kyong-il
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Tech Fall | |||
| Loss | 7-4 | Rei Higuchi
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4-8 | |||
| Win | 7-3 |  Adama Diatta
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7-4 | |||
| Win | 6-3 |  Abbos Rakhmonov
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Tech Fall | |||
| 2015 UWW world 16th at 57kg | ||||||
| Loss | 5-3 | Viktor Lebedev
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2-2 | September 12, 2015 | 2015 World Wrestling Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada
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| Win | 5-2 |  Samat Nadyrbek Uulu
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Tech Fall | |||
| 2014 UWW world at 61kg
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| Win | 4-2 |  Andrei Perpeliţă
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8-2 | September 9, 2014 | 2014 World Wrestling Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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| Loss | 3-2 | Haji Aliyev
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2-4 | |||
| Win | 3-1 | Aleksandr Bogomoev
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Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 2-1 |  Rahul Mann
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Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 1-1 | Jean Diatta
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Fall | |||
| 2012 Olympic 14th at 60kg | ||||||
| Loss | 0-1 | Kenichi Yumoto
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2-2, 0-2 | August 10, 2012 | 2012 Summer Olympics |  London, United Kingdom
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References
- "Yowlys Bonne y la lucha por mantenerse en la élite". 9 March 2017.
- "Top Five Controversies from World's - FloGymnastics". 17 September 2015.
- "Cuba's Inconsistency Overshadows Entertaining Style". 31 July 2016.
External links
- Yowlys Bonne at the International Wrestling Database
- Yowlys Bonne at Olympics.com
- Yowlys Bonne at Olympedia
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Olympic wrestlers for Cuba
- Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Guantánamo
- Wrestlers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- Cuban male sport wrestlers
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba
- Pan American Games medalists in wrestling
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Wrestling Championships medalists
- 20th-century Cuban people
- 21st-century Cuban people
- World Wrestling Champions