Alma Valencia

Alma Jane Valencia Escoto (born 18 October 1990) is a Mexican

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. In the 55 kg category, she won the silver medal at the

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, having finished seventh in 2011. She won three bronze medals at the

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in 2010, 2011 and 2013. She also won a silver and gold medal at the

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and

2014 Central American and Caribbean Games The 22nd Central American and Caribbean Games were held November 14–30, 2014 in Veracruz, Mexico.Sport page

respectively, both in the 55 kg category. Valencia qualified for the
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in the women's freestyle 57 kg category at the 2020 Pan American Qualification Tournament in
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,
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. In October 2021, she was eliminated in her first match in the women's 57 kg event at the
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in Oslo, Norway. Valencia won the silver medal in her event at the
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held in Acapulco, Mexico. She competed at the
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held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the
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in Paris, France. She was eliminated in her second match by Hannah Taylor of Canada.

Personal life
Valencia is in a relationship with Puerto Rican wrestler
Jaime Espinal Jaime Yusept Espinal Fajardo (born October 14, 1984) is a Dominican-born Puerto Rican freestyle wrestler. In 2012 he became the first Olympic medalist in wrestling for Puerto Rico by winning a silver medal in the 84 kg division. Early ye ...
. Their first daughter Joy Espinal Valencia was born on 31 May 2017.

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* 1990 births Living people Mexican female sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Mexico Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in wrestling Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico Wrestlers at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Wrestlers at the 2015 Pan American Games Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in wrestling Sportspeople from Zapopan, Jalisco {{Mexico-wrestling-bio-stub