Lianna Montero

Lianna de la Caridad Montero Herrera (born 21 January 1998)[1] 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.[2]

Lianna Montero

Personal information
Full name	Lianna de la Caridad Montero Herrera
Born	21 January 1998
Height	153 cm (5.02 ft; 60 in)
Sport
Country	Cuba
Sport	Amateur 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.[3] She won her first match against Giullia Penalber of Brazil but she lost her next match against Betzabeth Argüello of Venezuela.[3] Montero went on to win one of the bronze medals in the competition.[3]

In 2018, she won the silver medal in the 57 kg event at the 2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Lima, Peru.[4] At the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia, she defeated Nes Marie Rodríguez of Puerto Rico in the final and she won the gold medal in the 57 kg event.[5] 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.[6] In her bronze medal match she defeated Jacarra Winchester of the United States.[6]

In 2019, she represented Cuba at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru and she won one of the bronze medals in the 53 kg event.[7] She also competed in the 53 kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan without winning a medal.[8] She was eliminated in the repechage by Roksana Zasina of Poland. In 2020, she 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. "Lianna Montero". 2019 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
2. Houston, Michael (14 March 2020). "Valencia Escoto becomes first female Mexican wrestler to secure Olympic qualification". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
3. "2016 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
4. Pavitt, Michael (May 5, 2018). "Gray secures first Pan American Wrestling Championships title in Lima". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
5. "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.
6. "2018 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
7. "2019 Pan American Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
8. "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

External links

• Lianna Montero at United World Wrestling