Reineri Andreu

Reineri Andreu Ortega (born 1 April 1998) is a Cuban freestyle wrestler. He is a two-time U23 World Champion, two-time Pan American gold medalist and Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalist.

After entering the United States as a refugee in 2022 and enrolling at Iowa State University, he unsuccessfully sued the NCAA for ruling him ineligible to compete for the school due to his prior education in Cuba.

Career

In 2017, at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Lauro de Freitas, Brazil, he won one of the bronze medals in the 57 kg event. At the 2017 World U23 Wrestling Championship held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, he won the gold medal in the 57 kg event.

In 2018, he won the gold medal in the 57 kg event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Lima, Peru. At the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia, he won the gold medal in the men's 57 kg event.

In March 2020, he won the gold medal in the 57 kg event at the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Ottawa, Canada. He also competed in the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament, also held in Ottawa, Canada, without qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He lost his first match against Thomas Gilman of the United States which meant that he could no longer become one of the top two wrestlers in his event and qualify for the Olympics.

He lost his bronze medal match in the 57kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.

In 2023, Andreu Ortega, moved to Ames, Iowa to join Cyclone RTC as a resident athlete.

He challenged Austin DeSanto for the RAF Bantamweight Championship at RAF 10 on June 13, 2026, losing by decision.

Achievements

Freestyle record

Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location

Loss 60–25

St. Louis Missouri

Loss 60–24

Win 60–23

Win 59–23

Loss 58–23

Win 58–22

Loss 57–22

Sofia, Bulgaria Win 57–21

Win 56–21

Win 55–21

Ottawa, Canada Win 54–21

Loss 53–21

Win 53–20

Ottawa, Canada Win 52–20

Win 51–20

Win 50–20

Havana, Cuba Win 49–20

Win 48–20

Win 47–20

Germany Win 46–20

Win 45–20

Win 44–20

Loss 43–20

Win 43–19

Budapest, Hungary Win 42–19

Win 41–19

Win 40–19

Loss 39–19

Germany Loss 39–18

Win 39–17

Lima, Peru Loss 38–17

Win 38–16

Win 37–16

Kaspiysk, Russia Loss 36–16

Win 36–15

Win 35–15

Win 34–15

Win 33–15

Buenos Aires, Argentina Win 32–15

Loss 31–15

Loss 31–14

Yakutsk, Russia Win 31–13

Win 30–13

Loss 29–13

Loss 29–12

Germany Loss 29–11

Loss 29–10

Bucharest, Romania Win 29–9

Win 28–9

Loss 27–9

Budapest, Hungary Win 27–8

Loss 26–8

Win 26–7

Win 25–7

Win 24–7

Germany Win 23–7

Loss 22–7

Win 22–6

Win 21–6

Barranquilla, Colombia Win 20–6

Win 19–6

Win 18–6

New York City, New York

Win 17–6

Lima, Peru Win 16–6

Win 15–6

Win 14–6

Loss 13–6

Iowa City, Iowa Win 13–5

Loss 12–5

Loss 12–4

Win 12–3

Havana, Cuba Win 11–3

Win 10–3

Loss 9–3

Havana, Cuba

Win 9–2

Bydgoszcz, Poland Win 8–2

Win 7–2

Win 6–2

Win 5–2

Win 4–2

Lauro de Freitas, Brazil Win 3–2

Loss 2–2

Win 2–1

Loss 1–1

Havana, Cuba Win 1–0