Luis Avendaño

Luis Eduardo Avendaño Rojas[lower-alpha 1] (born 29 November 1992)[1] is a Venezuelan Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal in the men's 87 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru and the 2022 South American Games in Asunción, Paraguay. He is also a two-time gold medalist at the Pan American Wrestling Championships.

Luis Avendaño
Personal information
Full nameLuis Eduardo Avendaño Rojas
Born (1992-11-29) 29 November 1992
Sport
CountryVenezuela
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class87 kg
Event(s)Greco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Venezuela
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 87 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lima 82 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Buenos Aires 87 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Buenos Aires 87 kg
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción 87 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cochabamba 77 kg
Bolivarian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Valledupar 87 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Barranquilla 77 kg

Career

Avendaño won the silver medal at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia in the men's 77 kg event.[2]

At the 2019 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he won the gold medal in the men's 87 kg event.[3] In 2018, he won the gold medal in the men's 82 kg event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Lima, Peru.[4]

At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, he won the gold medal in the men's 87 kg event.[5] In the final, he defeated Alfonso Leyva of Mexico.

In March 2020, Avendaño competed at the Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament in Ottawa, Canada without qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6] In May 2021, he also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[7]

Avendaño won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[8] He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[9]

Achievements
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 2nd Greco-Roman 77 kg
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 1st Greco-Roman 87 kg
2022 Bolivarian Games Valledupar, Colombia 2nd Greco-Roman 87 kg
South American Games Asunción, Paraguay 1st Greco-Roman 87 kg

Notes
  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Avendaño and the second or maternal family name is Rojas.

References
  1. "Luis Avendaño". 2019 Pan American Games. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. "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.
  3. Pavitt, Michael (19 April 2019). "United States enjoy further gold medal success at Pan American Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  4. Pavitt, Michael (4 May 2018). "Cubans earn further Greco-Roman golds at Pan American Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  5. "2019 Pan American Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  6. "2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  7. "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.
  8. "2022 Bolivarian Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  9. "2022 South American Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
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