Wrestling at the 2018 South American Games
| Wrestling at the 2018 South American Games | |
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| Venue | Coliseo Jose Villazon |
| Dates | 5–7 June |
| Competitors | 42 from 11 nations |
There were 18 Wrestling events at the 2018 South American Games in Cochabamba, Bolivia. 12 for men (six freestyle and six Greco-Roman) and six freestyle events for women. The events were held between June 5 and 7 at the Coliseo Jose Villazon.[1] This event was a qualification event for the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, where the top athlete not already qualified in each event, qualified a quota spot for their country.[2]
Medal summary
[edit]Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Venezuela (VEN) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 |  Colombia (COL) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 |  Brazil (BRA) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 |  Ecuador (ECU) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 |  Peru (PER) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 |  Chile (CHI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 |  Panama (PAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 18 | 18 | 20 | 56 | |
Medallists
[edit]Athletes in bold qualified their country a quota spot for the 2019 Pan American Games.
Men's freestyle
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 kg | Pedro Mejías Venezuela
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Óscar Tigreros Colombia
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Samuel Alva Peru
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| 65 kg | Anthony Montero Venezuela
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Agustín Destribats Argentina
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Sixto Auccapiña Peru
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| 74 kg | Hernan Guzman Colombia
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Jorge Llano Argentina
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Mauricio Sanchez Ecuador Kervin Olivares Venezuela
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| 86 kg | Pedro Ceballos Venezuela
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Pool Ambrocio Peru
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Eduardo Gajardo Chile Meruzhan Nikoyan Argentina
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| 97 kg | José Díaz Venezuela
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Richard Baez Argentina
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Victor Saa Colombia
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| 125 kg | Luis Vivenes Venezuela
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Catril Muriel Argentina
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Jorge Medina Ecuador
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Men's Greco-Roman
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 kg | Andres Montano Ecuador
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Dicther Toro Colombia
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Anthony Palencia Venezuela
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| 67 kg | Joílson Júnior Brazil
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Mario Molina Peru
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Jose Sanchez Betancourt Ecuador
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| 77 kg | Jair Cuero Colombia
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Luis Avendaño Venezuela
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Angelo Moreira Brazil
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| 87 kg | Carlos Muñoz Colombia
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Yorgen Cova Venezuela
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Alvis Almendra Panama
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| 97 kg | Luillys Perez Venezuela
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Oscar Solis Colombia
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Davi Albino Brazil
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| 130 kg | Yasmani Acosta Chile
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Erwin Caraballo Venezuela
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Luciano del Rio Argentina
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Women's freestyle
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Lucha" [Wrestling]. www.cochabamba2018.bo/ (in Spanish). Cochabama 2018 Organizing Committee for the 2018 South American Games. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.