Laura Herin Ávila (born 8 April 2001) is a Cuban

wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sport ...

. She competed in the women's freestyle 53kg event at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

held in Tokyo, Japan. She lost her first match against Pang Qianyu of China and she was then eliminated in the

repechage Repechage (; french: repêchage, "fishing out, rescuing") is a practice in series competitions that allows participants who failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round. A well known example is the wild car ...

by Jacarra Winchester of the United States. A few months later, she won the gold medal in the women's 53kg event at the

2021 Junior Pan American Games The 2021 Junior Pan American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Panamericanos Junior 2021'') was an international multi-sports event for athletes aged 17 to 22 in the Americas, organized by Panam Sports held in Cali and Valle, Colombia between November 2 ...

held in Cali, Colombia.

Career

Herin won the gold medal in the women's 53kg event at the

held in Cali, Colombia. As a result, she directly qualified to compete in the women's 53kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. Herin competed in the 53kg event at the

2022 World Wrestling Championships The 2022 World Wrestling Championships was the 17th edition of the World Wrestling Championships of combined events and was held between 10 and 18 September 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. The UWW Bureau approved the candidature of Belgrade, Serbia ...

held in Belgrade, Serbia. Herin won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She defeated Thalía Mallqui of Peru in her bronze medal match. Herin won the silver medal in the women's 53kg event at the

2023 Pan American Games The 2023 Pan American Games ( es, Juegos Panamericanos de 2023, links=no), officially the XIX Pan American Games and commonly known as Santiago 2023, is a forthcoming international multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization, s ...

held in Santiago, Chile. In the final, she lost against Lucía Yépez of Ecuador. Herin competed at the

2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament The 2024 Olympic Wrestling Pan American Qualification Tournament was the first regional qualifying tournament for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The event was held from 28 February to 1 March 2024, at Expo Mundo Imperial in Acapulco, Mexico. Qualif ...

held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the

2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 2024), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la XXXIIIe Olympiade, links=no) and also known as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international multi-sport event that is s ...

in Paris, France. She was eliminated in her second match by

Dominique Parrish Dominique Olivia Parrish (born November 5, 1996) is an American freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 53kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. She also won the gold medal in her event at ...

of the United States.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Herin, Laura 2001 births Living people Cuban female sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Cuba Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Pan American Wrestling Championships medalists Place of birth missing (living people) Wrestlers at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in wrestling Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in wrestling 21st-century Cuban women