Luisa Valverde

Luisa Elizabeth Valverde Melendres (born 4 July 1991) is an Ecuadorian freestyle wrestler. In total, she won five medals at the Pan American Wrestling Championships: one gold medal, three silver medals and one bronze medal.[1][2] She also represented Ecuador at the 2011 Pan American Games, 2015 Pan American Games and 2019 Pan American Games.

Luisa Valverde
Luisa Valverde at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Full nameLuisa Elizabeth Valverde Melendres
Born (1991-07-04) 4 July 1991
Babahoyo, Ecuador
Sport
CountryEcuador
SportAmateur wrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Ecuador
Pan American Championships
2020 Ottawa 53 kg
2018 Lima 53 kg
2019 Buenos Aires 53 kg
2021 Guatemala City 53 kg
2017 Lauro de Freitas 53 kg
South American Games
2018 Cochabamba 53 kg
Bolivarian Games
2013 Trujillo 51 kg

Career

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.[3]

In March 2020, she competed at the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Ottawa, Canada hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6][7] 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.[8] She competed in the women's 53 kg event.[9] 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.[9]

Two months after the Olympics, she lost her bronze medal match in the women's 53 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[10][11]

Major results
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2013 Bolivarian Games Trujillo, Peru 3rd Freestyle 51 kg
2017 Pan American Wrestling Championships Lauro de Freitas, Brazil 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

References
  1. Pavitt, Michael (May 5, 2018). "Gray secures first Pan American Wrestling Championships title in Lima". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved January 13, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Etchells, Daniel (8 March 2020). "Arthur wins first Pan American Wrestling Championships title for Jamaica". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 March 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "2017 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 22, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  4. "2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  5. "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.
  6. Pavitt, Michael (29 May 2021). "Gray among winners as women's competition concludes at Pan American Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  7. "2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  8. "Ecuador, Romania Earn Olympic Tickets as North Korea Withdraws from Tokyo 2020". United World Wrestling. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  9. "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  10. Burke, Patrick (6 October 2021). "Adelaine Maria Gray wins sixth title at Wrestling World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 October 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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