Lianna Montero

Lianna Montero
Personal information
Full nameLianna de la Caridad Montero Herrera
Born (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 26)
Height153 cm (5.02 ft; 60 in)
Sport
CountryCuba
SportAmateur wrestling
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Cuba
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest 55 kg
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima 53 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Barranquilla 57 kg
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Lima 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Ottawa 53 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Krasnoyarsk 57 kg

Lianna de la Caridad Montero Herrera (born 21 January 1998)[1] is a Cuban freestyle wrestler. She is a bronze medalist at the World Wrestling Championships and the Pan American Games. She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia.

Career

In 2016, Montero competed in the women's 53 kg event at the 2016 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament without qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2] She won her first match against Giullia Penalber of Brazil but she lost her next match against Betzabeth Argüello of Venezuela.[2] Montero went on to win one of the bronze medals in the competition.[2]

In 2018, Montero won the silver medal in the 57 kg event at the 2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Lima, Peru.[3] At the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia, she defeated Nes Marie Rodríguez of Puerto Rico in the final and she won the gold medal in the 57 kg event.[4] Later that year, she also won one of the bronze medals in the 55 kg event at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[5] In her bronze medal match she defeated Jacarra Winchester of the United States.[5]

In 2019, Montero represented Cuba at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru and she won one of the bronze medals in the 53 kg event.[6] She also competed in the 53 kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan without winning a medal.[7] She was eliminated in the repechage by Roksana Zasina of Poland. In 2020, she won one of the bronze medals in the 53 kg event at the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Ottawa, Canada.[8]

In March 2020, Montero qualified to represent Cuba at the 2020 Summer Olympics at the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Ottawa, Canada.[9] However, she did not compete and Laura Hérin competed in the women's 53 kg event instead.[clarification needed]

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships Lima, Peru 2nd Freestyle 57 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 1st Freestyle 57 kg
World Wrestling Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Freestyle 55 kg
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 3rd Freestyle 53 kg
2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships Ottawa, Canada 3rd Freestyle 53 kg

References

  1. ^ "Lianna Montero". 2019 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "2016 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  3. ^ Pavitt, Michael (May 5, 2018). "Gray secures first Pan American Wrestling Championships title in Lima". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b "2018 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  6. ^ "2019 Pan American Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  7. ^ "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  8. ^ Etchells, Daniel (8 March 2020). "Arthur wins first Pan American Wrestling Championships title for Jamaica". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  9. ^ Houston, Michael (14 March 2020). "Valencia Escoto becomes first female Mexican wrestler to secure Olympic qualification". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 March 2020.