Lianna Montero

Lianna de la Caridad Montero Herrera (born 21 January 1998) is a Cuban freestyle wrestler. In March 2020 she qualified to represent Cuba at the 2020 Summer Olympics at the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Ottawa, Canada.[1]

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

Career

In 2016 she 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. She won her first match against Giullia Penalber of Brazil but she lost her next match against Betzabeth Argüello of Venezuela. Montero went on to win one of the bronze medals in the competition.

In 2018 she won the silver medal in the 57 kg event at the 2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Lima, Peru.[2] At the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games she won the gold medal in the 57 kg event. 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.[3]

In 2019 she represented Cuba at the 2019 Pan American Games and she won one of the bronze medals in the 53 kg event.[4] In 2020 she also won one of the bronze medals in the 53 kg event at the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Ottawa, Canada.

Major results
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. Houston, Michael (14 March 2020). "Valencia Escoto becomes first female Mexican wrestler to secure Olympic qualification". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. Pavitt, Michael (May 5, 2018). "Gray secures first Pan American Wrestling Championships title in Lima". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  3. "2018 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  4. "2019 Pan American Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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