Yasmani Acosta Net Worth

Background and career

Yasmani Acosta Fernández (born 16 July 1988) is a Chilean-Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 130-kilogram weight class. He won a silver medal in the men's 130 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, and a bronze medal at the 2017 World Championships. He has also won gold medals at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships, the 2018 and 2022 South American Games, and the 2022 Bolivarian Games, as well as bronze medals at the 2019 and 2023 Pan American Games and a silver medal at the 2017 Pan American Wrestling Championships. He finished fifth at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Born in Agramonte, Cuba, Acosta began his career representing Cuba, winning the 2011 Pan American Games title and a bronze medal at the 2015 edition held in Santiago, Chile, where he defected from the Cuban delegation and remained in the country. He was granted Chilean citizenship in 2018 and has competed internationally for Chile since 2017.