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
Medal table
| 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
Athletes in bold qualified their country a quota spot for the 2019 Pan American Games.
Men's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 kg | Pedro Mejías Venezuela | Óscar Tigreros Colombia | Samuel Alva Peru |
| 65 kg | Anthony Montero Venezuela | Agustín Destribats Argentina | Sixto Auccapiña Peru |
| 74 kg | Hernan Guzman Colombia | Jorge Llano Argentina | Mauricio Sanchez Ecuador Kervin Olivares Venezuela |
| 86 kg | Pedro Ceballos Venezuela | Pool Ambrocio Peru | Eduardo Gajardo Chile Meruzhan Nikoyan Argentina |
| 97 kg | José Díaz Venezuela | Richard Baez Argentina | Victor Saa Colombia |
| 125 kg | Luis Vivenes Venezuela | Catril Muriel Argentina | Jorge Medina Ecuador |
Men's Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 kg | Andres Montano Ecuador | Dicther Toro Colombia | Anthony Palencia Venezuela |
| 67 kg | Joílson Júnior Brazil | Mario Molina Peru | Jose Sanchez Betancourt Ecuador |
| 77 kg | Jair Cuero Colombia | Luis Avendaño Venezuela | Angelo Moreira Brazil |
| 87 kg | Carlos Muñoz Colombia | Yorgen Cova Venezuela | Alvis Almendra Panama |
| 97 kg | Luillys Perez Venezuela | Oscar Solis Colombia | Davi Albino Brazil |
| 130 kg | Yasmani Acosta Chile | Erwin Caraballo Venezuela | Luciano del Rio Argentina |
Women's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 kg | Carolina Castillo Colombia | Thalía Mallqui Peru | Jacqueline Mollocana Ecuador |
| 53 kg | Luisa Valverde Ecuador | Betzabeth Argüello Venezuela | Dannia Figueroa Colombia |
| 57 kg | Giullia Penalber Brazil | Eva González Colombia | Betzabeth Sarco Venezuela |
| 62 kg | Laís Nunes Brazil | Nathaly Grimán Venezuela | Jackeline Rentería Colombia |
| 68 kg | Yanet Sovero Peru | Soleymi Caraballo Venezuela | Dailane Reis Brazil |
| 76 kg | Andrea Olaya Colombia | Aline Ferreira Brazil | María Acosta Venezuela |
See also
References
- ^ "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.