Yusneylys Guzmán Lopez[a] (born 8 August 1996)[1] is a Cuban freestyle wrestler.[2] She is a gold medalist at the Pan American Games and the Pan American Wrestling Championships. She is also a three-time medalist, including gold, at the Central American and Caribbean Games. Guzmán competed in the women's 50 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[3] Guzmán lost to Vinesh Phogat in semifinal but still qualified to the final round of women's 50 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France as Vinesh Phogat, the original opponent of Sarah Hildebrandt was disqualified before the final game for being overweight by 100 grams. She lost to Hildebrandt, but would win the silver medal.
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| Full name | Yusneylys Guzmán Lopez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 August 1996 Havana, Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 50 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editGuzmán competed at the Central American and Caribbean Games both in 2014 and in 2018: she won the silver medal in the women's 48 kg event in 2014 and she won one of the bronze medals in the 50 kg event in 2018.
In 2015, Guzmán represented Cuba at the Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada in the 48 kg event without winning a medal. She lost her bronze medal match against Alyssa Lampe of the United States. The following year, she competed in the 2016 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament without qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[4] In this competition, she also lost her bronze medal match against Alyssa Lampe.[4]
In 2019, Guzmán won the gold medal in the 50 kg event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[5] She won the silver medal in the 50 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[6] In that same year, Guzmán also competed in the 50 kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships where she was eliminated in her first match.[7]
In March 2020, Guzmán qualified at the Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Ottawa, Canada to represent Cuba at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8][9] She competed in the women's 50 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[3] She lost her first match against eventual silver medalist Sun Yanan of China and she was then eliminated in the repechage by Oksana Livach of Ukraine.[3]
Guzmán won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[10][11] A few months later, she won the gold medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[12] She defeated Jacqueline Mollocana of Ecuador in her gold medal match.[12]
In 2024, at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico, she earned a quota place for Cuba for the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[13][14] At the 2024 Olympics, Guzmàn lost in semifinal to Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat by 5-0 but still qualified for the final match as finalist Phogat was disqualified for being overweight by 100 grams. In the final, she settled for the silver medal after losing to American wrestler Sarah Hildebrandt.[15][16]
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2014 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Veracruz, Mexico | 2nd | Freestyle 48 kg |
| 2018 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 3rd | Freestyle 50 kg |
| 2019 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1st | Freestyle 50 kg |
| Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 2nd | Freestyle 50 kg | |
| 2023 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 3rd | Freestyle 50 kg |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 1st | Freestyle 50 kg | |
| Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | 1st | Freestyle 50 kg | |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 2nd | Freestyle 50 kg |
Notes
edit- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guzmán and the second or maternal family name is Lopez.
References
edit- ^ "Yusneylys Guzmán". 2019 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Wrestling – GUZMAN LOPEZ Yusneylis". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b "2016 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Yusneylys Guzmán reina en Panamericano de Luchas". JIT (in Spanish). 20 April 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "2019 Pan American Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Houston, Michael (14 March 2020). "Valencia Escoto becomes first female Mexican wrestler to secure Olympic qualification". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Schad, Tom (7 August 2024). "Sarah Hildebrandt gives Team USA second wrestling gold medal in as many nights". USA Today. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
edit- Yusneylis Guzman Lopez at United World Wrestling
- Yusneylis Guzman Lopez at the International Wrestling Database
- Yusneylis Guzman Lopez at Olympics.com
- Yusneylis Guzmán at Olympedia
- Yusneylis Guzmán at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games
