Wuileixis Rivas

Wuileixis de Jesus Rivas Espinoza (born August 27, 1990 in Caracas, Capital District) is a Greco-Roman wrestler from Venezuela who competes in the welterweight category (under 66 kg). At the 2012 Olympics he received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing out 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.