Jesse Ruíz

Jesse Prudente Ruíz Flores (born July 31, 1985) is an American-born wrestler, who represented Mexico, and competed in the men's freestyle 120 kg (heavyweight division) at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

At the peak of his sporting career in Mexico, he became a three-time national champion, and won a silver medal at the 2010 Pan American Wrestling Championships in Rionegro, Colombia.

Ruíz also represented the host nation at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, where he was defeated by Cuba's Disney Rodríguez in the quarterfinal round, without receiving a technical score.

Despite his sudden loss at the Pan American Games, Ruíz had granted his qualifying place to represent Mexico at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London after winning silver for the men's heavyweight division at the FILA Pan American Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament in Orlando, Florida.

At the Olympics, Ruíz competed in the men's heavyweight division in freestyle wrestling, where he was eliminated in the first round, after being defeated by Georgia's Davit Modzmanashvili.