Leonela Aleyda Ayoví Parraga (born 7 March 1997)[1] is an Ecuadorian freestyle wrestler. She is a silver and bronze medalist at the Bolivarian Games. She is also a two-time bronze medalist at the Pan American Wrestling Championships.

Leonela Ayoví
Personal information
Full nameLeonela Aleyda Ayoví Parraga
Born (1997-03-07) 7 March 1997 (age 27)
Sport
CountryEcuador
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class
  • 62 kg
  • 68 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Ecuador
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Lima 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Acapulco 68 kg
Bolivarian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Valledupar 62 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Santa Marta 58 kg

Career edit

In 2012, 2013 and 2014 she won medals at youth and junior levels at both national and international competitions.[2] In 2014, she competed in the women's 70 kg event at the Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing, China.[3][1]

Ayoví won one of the bronze medals in the women's 58 kg event at the 2017 Bolivarian Games held in Santa Marta, Colombia.[4] She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 68 kg event at the 2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Lima, Peru.[5][6] She competed the women's 68 kg event at the 2018 South American Games held in Cochabamba, Bolivia.[7]

Ayoví competed in the women's 68 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, she competed in the women's 68 kg event.[8] She was eliminated in her first match by María Acosta of Venezuela.[8]

In 2020, Ayoví competed in her event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Ottawa, Canada. She competed at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Ottawa, Canada without qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[9] She also competed at the 2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Guatemala City, Guatemala and the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[10][11]

Ayoví won the silver medal in the women's 62 kg event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[12][13] In 2023, she competed in the women's 62 kg event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[14]

Ayoví won a bronze medal in the women's 68 kg event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[15] A few days later, she 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.[16] She was eliminated in her first match.[16]

Achievements edit

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2017 Bolivarian Games Santa Marta, Colombia 3rd Freestyle 58 kg
2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships Lima, Peru 3rd Freestyle 68 kg
2022 Bolivarian Games Valledupar, Colombia 2nd Freestyle 62 kg
2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships Acapulco, Mexico 3rd Freestyle 68 kg

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Leonela Ayoví, sinónimo de grandeza deportiva". Ministerio del Deporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Leonela Ayoví encontró en la lucha olímpica su pasión". Ministerio del Deporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  4. ^ "2017 Bolivarian Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  5. ^ Pavitt, Michael (May 5, 2018). "Gray secures first Pan American Wrestling Championships title in Lima". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  6. ^ "2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  7. ^ "2018 South American Games Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  8. ^ a b "2019 Pan American Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-08-12. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  9. ^ "2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  10. ^ "2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  11. ^ "2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Neisi Dajomes se consagró campeona bolivariana en el arranque y envión en la división de los 81 kg". La Gaceta (in Spanish). 5 July 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  13. ^ "2022 Bolivarian Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  14. ^ "2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  15. ^ "2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  16. ^ a b "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.

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