Luisa Valverde

Luisa Elizabeth Valverde Melendres (born 4 July 1991) is an Ecuadorian freestyle wrestler. She is a two-time gold medalist at the South American Games. She also won medals at the Pan American Wrestling Championships.[1][2] She represented Ecuador at the Pan American Games in 2011, 2015 and 2019. She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Bolivarian 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
Weight class
  • 53 kg
  • 55 kg
  • 57 kg
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Ecuador
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Mexico City 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Ottawa 53 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Buenos Aires 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Santiago 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Frisco 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Lima 53 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Buenos Aires 53 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Guatemala City 53 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Acapulco 53 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Rionegro 48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Lauro de Freitas 53 kg
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba 53 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Medellín 51 kg
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Trujillo 51 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Santa Marta 53 kg
Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament
Gold medal – first place2023 Sofia55 kg
Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place2023 Alexandria57 kg

Career

Valverde won one of the bronze medals in the women's 51 kg event at the 2010 South American Games held in Medellín, Colombia.[3]

Valverde won the gold medal in the 55 kg event at the 2014 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico.[4] 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.[5]

In March 2020, Valverde competed at the Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Ottawa, Canada hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6] 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.[7]

Valverde won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.[8] 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.[9][10] 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.[11] She competed in the women's 53 kg event.[12] 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.[12]

Two months after the Olympics, Valverde lost her bronze medal match in the women's 53 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[13][14] She won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[15][16]

Valverde won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[17][18] She was eliminated in her first match in the 55 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[19] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[20][21]

Valverde won the silver medal in the women's 55 kg event at the Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2023 held in Nice, France.[22]

Valverde won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event at the 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament held in Alexandria, Egypt.[23] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[24] Two months later, she also won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[25]

Achievements
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2010 South American Games Medellín, Colombia 3rd Freestyle 51 kg
2011 Pan American Wrestling Championships Rionegro, Colombia 3rd Freestyle 48 kg
2013 Bolivarian Games Trujillo, Peru 3rd Freestyle 51 kg
2014 Pan American Wrestling Championships Mexico City, Mexico 1st Freestyle 55 kg
2015 Pan American Wrestling Championships Santiago, Chile 2nd Freestyle 55 kg
2016 Pan American Wrestling Championships Frisco, United States 2nd Freestyle 55 kg
2017 Pan American Wrestling Championships Lauro de Freitas, Brazil 3rd Freestyle 53 kg
Bolivarian Games Santa Marta, Colombia 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
2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships Acapulco, Mexico 2nd Freestyle 53 kg
Bolivarian Games Valledupar, Colombia 1st Freestyle 57 kg
South American Games Asunción, Paraguay 1st Freestyle 57 kg
2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st Freestyle 57 kg

References
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