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Jesse Prudente Ruz Flores is an Americanborn wrestler, who represented Mexico, and competed in the mens freestyle 120 kg at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Ruz, the eldest in the family of six, was born and raised in Santa Ana, California by Mexican immigrants. He began wrestling in his sophomore year at Santa Ana Valley High School, and placed seventh in the heavyweight division at the national state high school championships. Ruz continued his sporting career upon his admission at Santa Ana College, where he became a twotime AllAmerican champion in 2003 and in 2004. In both years, he also finished second in the same division at the California Community College Athletic Association state finals. Following his career at Santa Ana College, Ruz transferred to Menlo College in Atherton, California, and spent for three years in the wrestling team, competing in the heavyweight division. In 2008, he became a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics champion, and in the following year, he claimed his third championship title in the AllAmerican division.

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