Luisa Valverde
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Full name | Luisa Elizabeth Valverde Melendres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Babahoyo, Ecuador | 4 July 1991|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Ecuador | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luisa Elizabeth Valverde Melendres (born 4 July 1991) is an Ecuadorian freestyle wrestler. She is a two-time gold medalist at the South American Games (2018 and 2022) and a bronze medalist at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile. She also won medals at the Pan American Wrestling Championships.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Valverde won one of the bronze medals in the women's 51 kg event at the 2010 South American Games held in Medellín, Colombia.[3]
Valverde won the gold medal in the 55 kg event at the 2014 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico.[4] At the 2017 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Lauro de Freitas, Brazil, she won one of the bronze medals in the 53 kg event.[5]
In March 2020, Valverde competed at the Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Ottawa, Canada hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6] She did not qualify at this tournament and she also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the 2021 World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[7]
Valverde won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.[8] In May 2021, she won the silver medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Guatemala City, Guatemala.[9][10] A month later, she was able to qualify to represent Ecuador at the 2020 Summer Olympics after qualified wrestler Pak Yong-mi of North Korea was no longer able to compete. Due to COVID-19, North Korea's decided to withdraw entirely from the 2020 Summer Olympics.[11] She competed in the women's 53 kg event.[12] She won her first match against Maria Prevolaraki of Greece and she was then eliminated in her next match by Bat-Ochiryn Bolortuyaa of Mongolia.[12]
Two months after the Olympics, Valverde lost her bronze medal match in the women's 53 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[13][14] She won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[15][16]
Valverde won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[17][18] She was eliminated in her first match in the 55 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[19] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[20][21]
Valverde won the silver medal in the women's 55 kg event at the Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2023 held in Nice, France.[22]
Valverde won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event at the 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament held in Alexandria, Egypt.[23] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[24] Two months later, she also won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[25][26] Valverde won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[27] She defeated Betzabeth Sarco of Venezuela in her bronze medal match.[27]
Valverde won a bronze medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[28] A few days later, at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico, she earned a quota place for Ecuador for the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[29][30] She competed in the women's 57 kg event at the Olympics.[31] Valverde lost her second match against Tsugumi Sakurai of Japan and she was eliminated in the repechage by Hannah Taylor of Canada.[31]
Achievements
[edit]Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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2010 | South American Games | Medellín, Colombia | 3rd | Freestyle 51 kg |
2011 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Rionegro, Colombia | 3rd | Freestyle 48 kg |
2013 | Bolivarian Games | Trujillo, Peru | 3rd | Freestyle 51 kg |
2014 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Mexico City, Mexico | 1st | Freestyle 55 kg |
2015 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Santiago, Chile | 2nd | Freestyle 55 kg |
2016 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Frisco, United States | 2nd | Freestyle 55 kg |
2017 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Lauro de Freitas, Brazil | 3rd | Freestyle 53 kg |
Bolivarian Games | Santa Marta, Colombia | 3rd | Freestyle 53 kg | |
2018 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Lima, Peru | 2nd | Freestyle 53 kg |
South American Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 1st | Freestyle 53 kg | |
2019 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 2nd | Freestyle 53 kg |
2020 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Ottawa, Canada | 1st | Freestyle 53 kg |
2021 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 2nd | Freestyle 53 kg |
2022 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Acapulco, Mexico | 2nd | Freestyle 53 kg |
Bolivarian Games | Valledupar, Colombia | 1st | Freestyle 57 kg | |
South American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | 1st | Freestyle 57 kg | |
2023 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1st | Freestyle 57 kg |
Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | 3rd | Freestyle 57 kg | |
2024 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Acapulco, Mexico | 3rd | Freestyle 57 kg |
References
[edit]- ^ Pavitt, Michael (May 5, 2018). "Gray secures first Pan American Wrestling Championships title in Lima". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (8 March 2020). "Arthur wins first Pan American Wrestling Championships title for Jamaica". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "Tres oros para Colombia en lucha libre femenina". Colombia.com (in Spanish). 26 March 2010. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "2014 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "2017 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 22, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "2021 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (29 May 2021). "Gray among winners as women's competition concludes at Pan American Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Ecuador, Romania Earn Olympic Tickets as North Korea Withdraws from Tokyo 2020". United World Wrestling. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (6 October 2021). "Adelaine Maria Gray wins sixth title at Wrestling World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (7 May 2022). "Hildebrandt earns seventh Pan American Championships wrestling title". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Neisi Dajomes se consagró campeona bolivariana en el arranque y envión en la división de los 81 kg". La Gaceta (in Spanish). 5 July 2022. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "2022 Bolivarian Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Jacqueline Mollocana gana medalla de oro en Asunción". Primicias (in Spanish). 13 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Luchadora Soleymi Caraballo sacó la casta y logró el oro en Asunción 2022". Diario Primicia (in Spanish). 13 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2023 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Lloyd, Owen (5 May 2023). "Burroughs and Hildebrandt extend remarkable Pan-American Wrestling Championships records". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ a b "2023 Pan American Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Qualified NOCs at 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Luisa Valverde at the International Wrestling Database
- Luisa Valverde at the International Wrestling Database
- Luisa Valverde at Olympics.com
- Luisa Valverde at Olympedia
- Living people
- 1991 births
- People from Babahoyo
- Ecuadorian female sport wrestlers
- Pan American Games competitors for Ecuador
- Wrestlers at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Wrestlers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Wrestlers at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Wrestlers at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Ecuador
- Pan American Games medalists in wrestling
- South American Games medalists in wrestling
- Competitors at the 2010 South American Games
- Competitors at the 2018 South American Games
- Competitors at the 2022 South American Games
- South American Games gold medalists for Ecuador
- South American Games bronze medalists for Ecuador
- Pan American Wrestling Championships medalists
- Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic wrestlers for Ecuador
- 21st-century Ecuadorian women
- Bolivarian Games gold medalists for Ecuador
- Bolivarian Games medalists in wrestling
- Bolivarian Games bronze medalists for Ecuador