Luis Avendaño

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.

Luis Avendaño
Personal information
Born (1992-11-29) 29 November 1992
Sport
CountryVenezuela
SportAmateur wrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Venezuela
Pan American Games
2019 Lima 87 kg
Pan American Wrestling Championships
2018 Lima 82 kg
2019 Buenos Aires 87 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
2018 Barranquilla 77 kg

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
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

References
  1. "Luis Avendaño". 2019 Pan American Games. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. "2019 Pan American Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 17 March 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. "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.
  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.


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