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Cuban wrestler (born 2001)

Laura Herin
Personal information
Full nameLaura Herin Ávila
NationalityCuban
Born (2001-04-08) 8 April 2001 (age 23)
Sport
SportWrestling
Weight class53 kg
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Cuba
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago 53 kg
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Buenos Aires 53 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador 53 kg
Junior Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cali-Valle 53 kg

Laura Herin Ávila (born 8 April 2001) is a Cuban wrestler. She competed in the women's freestyle 53 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She lost her first match against Pang Qianyu of China and she was then eliminated in the repechage by Jacarra Winchester of the United States. A few months later, she won the gold medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games held in Cali, Colombia.

Career

Herin won the gold medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games held in Cali, Colombia. As a result, she directly qualified to compete in the women's 53 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.

Herin competed in the 53 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.

Herin won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She defeated Thalía Mallqui of Peru in her bronze medal match. Herin won the silver medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile. In the final, she lost against Lucía Yépez of Ecuador.

Herin 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. She was eliminated in her second match by Dominique Parrish of the United States.

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 3rd Freestyle 53 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 1st Freestyle 53 kg
Pan American Games Santiago, Chile 2nd Freestyle 53 kg

Notes

  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Herin and the second or maternal family name is Ávila.

References

  1. "Laura Herin". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. "Wrestling - HERIN AVILA Laura". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. "Wrestling - Women's Freestyle 53kg Schedule". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  4. "Wrestling - Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  5. "Women 53 kg Event". calivalle2021.com. 2021 Junior Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  6. "Wrestling Qualification 2023 Pan American Games" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  7. "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  8. "2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  9. ^ "2023 Pan American Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  10. ^ "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.

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