Luis Avendaño
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 November 1992 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Sport | Amateur wrestling |
| Event | Greco-Roman |
Luis Avendaño (born 29 November 1992)[1] is a Venezuelan Greco-Roman wrestler. At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, he won the gold medal in the men's 87 kg event.[2] In the final, he defeated Alfonso Leyva of Mexico.
Career
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 2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Lima, Peru.[4]
In 2018, he won the silver medal in at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia in the men's 77 kg event.[5]
In March 2020, he competed at the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Ottawa, Canada without qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6]
Major results
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| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Central American and Caribbean Games |  Barranquilla, Colombia
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2nd | Greco-Roman 77 kg |
| 2019 | Pan American Games |  Lima, Peru
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1st | Greco-Roman 87 kg |
References
- ^ "Luis Avendaño". 2019 Pan American Games. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2019 Pan American Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Pavitt, Michael (19 April 2019). "United States enjoy further gold medal success at Pan American Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Pavitt, Michael (4 May 2018). "Cubans earn further Greco-Roman golds at Pan American Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "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.
- ^ "2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
External links
- Luis Avendaño at the International Wrestling Database
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- Living people
- 1992 births
- Venezuelan male sport wrestlers
- Wrestlers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Wrestlers at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Venezuela
- Pan American Games medalists in wrestling
- Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Venezuela
- Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in wrestling
- Venezuelan martial arts biography stubs
- South American sport wrestler stubs