Lucía Yépez


Lucía Yamileth Yépez Guzmán is an Ecuadorian freestyle wrestler. She participated in the 2024 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the women's 53kg event. She also won one of the bronze medals at the World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia, in the same category. She won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.
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Career

She won the gold medal in the 53kg event at the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.
Yépez competed for Ecuador at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. A few months later, she won the gold medal in the women's 50kg event at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games held in Cali, Colombia.
Yépez won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia. She competed in the 53kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.
Yépez won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament held in Alexandria, Egypt. A few months later, she also won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
In September 2023, Yépez won one of the bronze medals in the women's 53kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. In November 2023, she won the gold medal in the women's 53kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile. She defeated Laura Herin of Cuba in her gold medal match.
In February 2024, Yépez won the gold medal in her event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico. She defeated Betzabeth Argüello of Venezuela in her gold medal match. In August 2024, Yépez won the silver medal in the women's 53kg event at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Achievements

YearTournamentLocationResultEvent
2022Pan American Wrestling ChampionshipsAcapulco, Mexico3rdFreestyle 55kg
2022Bolivarian GamesValledupar, Colombia1stFreestyle 53kg
2022South American GamesAsunción, Paraguay1stFreestyle 53kg
2023Pan American Wrestling ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina1stFreestyle 53kg
2023World ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia3rdFreestyle 53kg
2023Pan American GamesSantiago, Chile1stFreestyle 53kg
2024Pan American Wrestling ChampionshipsAcapulco, Mexico1stFreestyle 53kg
2024Olympic GamesParis, France2ndFreestyle 53kg
2025Pan American Wrestling ChampionshipsMonterrey, Mexico1stFreestyle 53kg
2025World ChampionshipsZagreb, Croatia2ndFreestyle 53kg