Luis_Avendaño
Luis Avendaño
Venezuelan Greco-Roman wrestler
Luis Eduardo Avendaño Rojas[lower-alpha 1] (born 29 November 1992)[1] is a Venezuelan Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal in the men's 87 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru and the 2022 South American Games in Asunción, Paraguay. He is also a two-time gold medalist at the Pan American Wrestling Championships.
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| Full name | Luis Eduardo Avendaño Rojas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1992-11-29) 29 November 1992 (age 31) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Venezuela | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 87 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Avendaño won the silver medal at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia in the men's 77 kg event.[2]
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 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Lima, Peru.[4]
At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, he won the gold medal in the men's 87 kg event.[5] In the final, he defeated Alfonso Leyva of Mexico.
In March 2020, Avendaño competed at the Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament in Ottawa, Canada without qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6] In May 2021, he also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[7]
Avendaño won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[8] He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[9]
Avendaño won the silver medal in his event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[10] A few days later, he 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.[11] He was eliminated in his second match.[11]
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| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2018 | South American Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 2nd | Greco-Roman 77 kg |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 2nd | Greco-Roman 77 kg | |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 1st | Greco-Roman 87 kg |
| 2022 | Bolivarian Games | Valledupar, Colombia | 2nd | Greco-Roman 87 kg |
| South American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | 1st | Greco-Roman 87 kg | |
| 2023 | Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | 2nd | Greco-Roman 87 kg |
- In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Avendaño and the second or maternal family name is Rojas.
- "Luis Avendaño". 2019 Pan American Games. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- "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.
- Pavitt, Michael (19 April 2019). "United States enjoy further gold medal success at Pan American Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- Pavitt, Michael (4 May 2018). "Cubans earn further Greco-Roman golds at Pan American Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- "2019 Pan American Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- "2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- "2022 Bolivarian Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- "2022 South American Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- "2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- "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.
- Luis Avendaño at the International Wrestling Database
- Luis Avendaño at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games (archived)
- Luis Avendaño at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games (archived)
