Lucía Yamileth Yépez Guzman (born 18 February 2001) is an Ecuadorian freestyle wrestler. She participated in the 2024 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the women's 53 kg event. She also won one of the bronze medals at the World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia, in the same category. She won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.
 Yépez in 2021 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lucía Yamileth Yépez Guzman |
| Born | February 18, 2001 Mocache, Ecuador |
| Sport | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Sport | Amateur wrestling |
| Weight class |
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| Event | Freestyle |
Medal record | |
Career
editShe won the gold medal in the 53 kg event at the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[1][2]
Yépez competed for Ecuador at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4][5][6][7] A few months later, she won the gold medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games held in Cali, Colombia.[8]
Yépez won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[9][10] She competed in the 53 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[11] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[12][13]
Yépez won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament held in Alexandria, Egypt.[14] A few months later, she also won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[15][16]
In September 2023, Yépez won one of the bronze medals in the women's 53 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[17] In November 2023, she won the gold medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[18] She defeated Laura Herin of Cuba in her gold medal match.[18]
In February 2024, Yépez won the gold medal in her event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[19] She defeated Betzabeth Argüello of Venezuela in her gold medal match.[19] In August 2024, Yépez won the silver medal in the women's 53 kg event at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[20]
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Acapulco, Mexico | 3rd | Freestyle 55 kg |
| Bolivarian Games | Valledupar, Colombia | 1st | Freestyle 53 kg | |
| South American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | 1st | Freestyle 53 kg | |
| 2023 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1st | Freestyle 53 kg |
| World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | Freestyle 53 kg | |
| Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | 1st | Freestyle 53 kg | |
| 2024 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Acapulco, Mexico | 1st | Freestyle 53 kg |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 2nd | Freestyle 53 kg |
References
edit- ^ Dowdeswell, Andrew (5 November 2021). "Yepez Guzman makes history for Ecuador at UWW Under-23 World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ Ladines, Ronald (2021-05-07). "La luchadora Lucía Yépez se clasificó a los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2021". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-24.
- ^ "Wrestling YEPEZ GUZMAN Lucia Yamileth". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
- ^ "Lucía Yépez clasifica a Tokio 2021 en lucha libre 50 kilogramos". Primicias (in Mexican Spanish). 7 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
- ^ archysport (2021-08-06). "Lucía Yépez loses her second fight and waits for the playoff". Archysport. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ "Lucía Yépez receives an Olympic diploma after her participation in the Tokyo Olympic Games | Other Sports | sports". Today in 24 Sport English. 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ "Wrestling Medalists". 2021 Junior Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 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. 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.
- ^ "2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 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.
- ^ "2023 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
edit- Lucía Yépez at the International Wrestling Database
- Lucía Yépez at Olympics.com
- Lucía Yépez at Olympedia
