Lucía Yamileth Yépez Guzman (born 18 February 2001) is an Ecuadorian

freestyle wrestler Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling i ...

. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 53kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. She won the gold medal in her event at the

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held in Santiago, Chile.

Career

She won the gold medal in the 53kg event at the

2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships The 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships was the fourth edition of the U23 World Wrestling Championships of combined events and it was held from 1 to 7 November 2021 in Belgrade, Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), offici ...

held in Belgrade, Serbia. Yépez competed for

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

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 ...

in Tokyo, Japan. A few months later, she won the gold medal in the women's 50kg 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. Yépez won the gold medal in her event at the

2022 Bolivarian Games The 2022 Bolivarian Games (Spanish:''Juegos Bolivarianos''), officially the XIX Bolivarian Games Valledupar 2022, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Valledupar, Colombia from June 24 to July 5. It was the fifth time of the ev ...

held in Valledupar, Colombia. She 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. She won the gold medal in her event at the

2022 South American Games The XII South American Games (Spanish: ''XII Juegos Suramericanos Asunción 2022'') was a multi-sport event held between 1–15 October 2022 in Asunción, Paraguay. The Games were organized by the South American Sports Organization, the Paraguaya ...

held in Asunción, Paraguay. Yépez won the gold medal in her event at the

2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament The 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament, was a wrestling event held in Alexandria, Egypt between 23 and 26 February 2023. It was held as the second of the ranking series of United World Wrestling in 2023. With an aim to reward wrestlers participating ...

held in Alexandria, Egypt. A few months later, she also won the gold medal in her event at the

2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships The 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships was the 36th edition of Pan American Wrestling Championships of combined events, and it was held from 3 to 7 May in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Competition schedule All times are ( UTC-3) Medal table ...

held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In September 2023, Yépez won one of the bronze medals in the women's 53kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. In November 2023, she won the gold medal in the women's 53kg event at the

held in Santiago, Chile. She defeated

Laura Herin Laura Herin Ávila (born 8 April 2001) is a Cuban wrestler. She competed in the women's freestyle 53kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She lost her first match against Pang Qianyu of China and she was then eliminated in ...

of Cuba in her gold medal match. In 2024, Yépez won the gold medal in her event at the

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held in Acapulco, Mexico. She defeated Betzabeth Argüello of Venezuela in her gold medal match.

Achievements

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yepez, Lucia Living people 2001 births Ecuadorian female sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for Ecuador World Wrestling Championships medalists Pan American Wrestling Championships medalists Competitors at the 2022 South American Games South American Games medalists in wrestling South American Games gold medalists for Ecuador Wrestlers at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in wrestling Pan American Games gold medalists for Ecuador Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games 21st-century Ecuadorian women Place of birth missing (living people) Bolivarian Games gold medalists for Ecuador Bolivarian Games medalists in wrestling