Yudaris Sánchez Rodriguez (born 15 November 1997) is a Cuban freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in her event at the 2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Lima, Peru.[1][2] In March 2020, she qualified at the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Ottawa, Canada to represent Cuba at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yudaris Sánchez Rodriguez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 November 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5.48 ft; 66 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 68 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
editIn 2016, Sánchez competed in the Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament without successfully qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[5] She lost her first match against Dorothy Yeats of Canada which meant that she could no longer become one of the top two wrestlers in her event and qualify for the Olympics.[5]
Sánchez won the gold medal in the 68 kg event at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia.[6] Later that year, she competed at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships in the 68 kg event without winning a medal.[7] A month later, she won the gold medal at the 2018 World U23 Wrestling Championship held in Bucharest, Romania. In 2019, she won the silver medal in the 68 kg event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina[8] and later that year she won one of the bronze medals in the 68 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.[9]
In 2020, Sánchez repeated her win of the silver medal at the Pan American Wrestling Championships in Ottawa, Canada.[8] In 2021, she competed in the women's 68 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan where she was eliminated in her first match.[10]
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | Freestyle 68 kg |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 1st | Freestyle 68 kg | |
| 2019 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 2nd | Freestyle 68 kg |
| Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 3rd | Freestyle 68 kg | |
| 2020 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Ottawa, Canada | 2nd | Freestyle 68 kg |
References
edit- ^ Pavitt, Michael (May 5, 2018). "Gray secures first Pan American Wrestling Championships title in Lima". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "2018 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ a b Etchells, Daniel (8 March 2020). "Arthur wins first Pan American Wrestling Championships title for Jamaica". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "2019 Pan American Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
External links
edit- Yudaris Sánchez at the International Wrestling Database
- Yudaris Sánchez at Olympedia
