María Acosta
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| Nationality |  Venezuela | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 November 1991 Venezuela | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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María Acosta (born 26 November 1991) is a Venezuelan freestyle wrestler.
Acosta competed in the women's freestyle 69 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which she was eliminated in the round of 16 by Enas Mostafa.[1][2] She won the silver medal in the women's freestyle 69 kg event at the 2015 Pan American Games.[3]
Acosta won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[4][5] She won the bronze medal in her event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[6] She won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[7][8]
In 2023, Acosta lost her bronze medal match in her event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She won the silver medal in her event at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games held in San Salvador, El Salvador.[9] She was eliminated in her first match in the 76 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[10] Acosta won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[11]
Acosta competed at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[12] She was eliminated in her second match by Génesis Reasco of Ecuador.[12] Acosta also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.[13] She was eliminated in her first match.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Maria Jose Acosta Acosta". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ "Women's Freestyle 69 kg - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ "Maria Acosta". Toronto 2015 Pan Am. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (7 May 2022). "Hildebrandt earns seventh Pan American Championships wrestling title". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "2022 Bolivarian Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Luchadora Soleymi Caraballo sacó la casta y logró el oro en Asunción 2022". Diario Primicia (in Spanish). 13 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "2022 South American Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Women's 76 kg Medalists" (PDF). 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "2023 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "2023 Pan American Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- María Acosta at the International Wrestling Database
- María Acosta at Olympedia
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