Alan Vera

Alan Vera
	Vera in 2021
Personal information
National team	Cuba (2010–2019), ; United States (2020–2024)
Born	October 26, 1990; Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Died	September 23, 2024 (aged 33); Jersey City, New Jersey, US
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	97 kg (214 lb; 15 st 4 lb)
Spouse	Elena Pirozhkova
Sport
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Club	New York Athletic Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	U.S. Olympic Team Trials runner-up ; Two-time Pan American Championships medalist; Two-time Senior World Team member; 2021 Senior World Team Trials champion; Two-Time Senior Nationals champion; 2019 Dave Schultz Memorial International champion; 2019 Bill Farrell Memorial Invitational champion;
Medal record
Pan American Games
Pan American Championships

Alan Ernesto Vera García (October 26, 1990 – September 23, 2024) was a Cuban-American Greco-Roman wrestler.^[1]

International career

Cuba

In 2015, he won a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games. In 2016, he won a gold medal at the Pan American Wrestling Championships while competing for Cuba. He would be the Cuban national champion four times.^[2]

United States

Later, he emigrated to the United States, moving to Jersey City, New Jersey in 2017.^[3] In 2019 he would begin competing for his adopted country.

In 2023, Vera won a bronze medal at the Pan American Championships for the United States, and in 2024, he won a silver medal at the event for Team USA.^[2]

In 2024, Vera qualified the United States for the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 97 kg division at the 2024 Pan-American Olympic Qualification Tournament in Acapulco, Mexico.^[4]^[5] Vera narrowly missed out representing the U.S. at the Olympics when he came in second place in the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials.^[6]

Personal life

In 2016, Vera married to Elena Pirozhkova, a former world champion American sport wrestler and two-time Olympian.^[4]^[7]

In June 2024, the pair welcomed their first child, a daughter.^[8]

Death

On 29 July 2024, Vera suffered cardiac arrest while playing soccer with friends.^[9]^[2] He was hospitalized and died on September 23, 2024 at the age of 33.^[4]^[10]^[11]

References

^ "Results". International Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on May 10, 2024. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Greco-Roman National Team member Alan Vera, 33, has passed away". www.themat.com. September 24, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
^ NJ.com, Bill Evans | NJ Advance Media for (June 8, 2022). "Jersey City resident qualifies for U.S. wrestling Greco world team". nj. Retrieved September 26, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c "U.S. Greco-Roman star Alan Vera passes away". uww.org. September 25, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
^ Hendricks, Maggie (February 29, 2024). "Wrestlers Spencer Woods, Alan Vera and Cohlton Schultz obtain Paris 2024 quotas for USA at Pan American Olympic Games Qualifier". olympics.com.
^ Evans, Bill. "Olympic Wrestling Trials, 2024: Jersey City transplant Alan Vera one win from berth". www.msn.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
^ https://www.sportskeeda.com/us/olympics/news-god-finally-let-soul-rest-alan-vera-s-wife-former-world-champion-elena-pirozhkova-pens-emotional-note-wrestler-s-demise
^ "US wrestling star Alan Vera dies at 33". TODAY.com. September 26, 2024. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
^ Schad, Tom. "U.S. wrestler Alan Vera dies at 33 after suffering cardiac arrest during soccer game". USA TODAY. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
^ Dar, Zahid Rashid (September 24, 2024). "Two-time US National Champion Alan Vera passes away following 8 week-long stay in the ICU due to cardiac arrest". Sportskeeda.
^ Abbott, Gary (September 24, 2024). "Greco-Roman National Team member Alan Vera, 33, has passed away". USA Wrestling.

External links

Alan Vera at United World Wrestling
Alan Vera at USA Wrestling
Alan Vera at the International Wrestling Database

[1] "Results". International Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on May 10, 2024. Retrieved September 26, 2024.

[:0-2] "Greco-Roman National Team member Alan Vera, 33, has passed away". www.themat.com. September 24, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.

[3] NJ.com, Bill Evans | NJ Advance Media for (June 8, 2022). "Jersey City resident qualifies for U.S. wrestling Greco world team". nj. Retrieved September 26, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[:1-4] "U.S. Greco-Roman star Alan Vera passes away". uww.org. September 25, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.

[5] Hendricks, Maggie (February 29, 2024). "Wrestlers Spencer Woods, Alan Vera and Cohlton Schultz obtain Paris 2024 quotas for USA at Pan American Olympic Games Qualifier". olympics.com.

[6] Evans, Bill. "Olympic Wrestling Trials, 2024: Jersey City transplant Alan Vera one win from berth". www.msn.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.

[7] ttps://www.sportskeeda.com/us/olympics/news-god-finally-let-soul-rest-alan-vera-s-wife-former-world-champion-elena-pirozhkova-pens-emotional-note-wrestler-s-demise

[8] "US wrestling star Alan Vera dies at 33". TODAY.com. September 26, 2024. Retrieved September 30, 2024.

[9] Schad, Tom. "U.S. wrestler Alan Vera dies at 33 after suffering cardiac arrest during soccer game". USA TODAY. Retrieved September 30, 2024.

[10] Dar, Zahid Rashid (September 24, 2024). "Two-time US National Champion Alan Vera passes away following 8 week-long stay in the ICU due to cardiac arrest". Sportskeeda.

[11] Abbott, Gary (September 24, 2024). "Greco-Roman National Team member Alan Vera, 33, has passed away". USA Wrestling.

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