Yessica Coraima Oviedo Pérez (born 2 January 1993) is a Dominican Republic

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 is a four-time medalist at the

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and a three-time medalist, including gold, at the Bolivarian Games. She is also a bronze medalist at the Central American and Caribbean Games.

Career

Oviedo won the silver medal in the women's 55kg event at the 2013 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Panama City, Panama. She won one of the bronze medals in her event at the

2013 Bolivarian Games The 2013 Bolivarian Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Bolivarianos''), officially the XVII Bolivarian Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from November 16–30, 2013, in Trujillo, Peru, Trujillo, Peru, with some events held in ...

held in Trujillo, Peru. In 2017, Oviedo won the silver medal in the women's 58kg event at the

held in Lauro de Freitas, Brazil. She competed in the women's 58kg event at the World Wrestling Championships in Paris, France. She won the gold medal in her event at the

2017 Bolivarian Games The 2017 Bolivarian Games, officially the XVIII Bolivarian Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from 11–25 November 2017, in Santa Marta, Colombia. Host city selection Ciudad Bolivar (Venezuela) and Santa Marta (Colom ...

held in Santa Marta, Colombia. Oviedo lost her bronze medal match in the women's 57kg event at the

2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships The 2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships was held in Lima, Peru, from 3 to 6 May 2018. The top three countries in the 18 weight categories scheduled to be held at the 2019 Pan American Games (also in Lima) qualified for the games. Medal tabl ...

held in Lima, Peru. She won the bronze medal in her event at the

2018 Central American and Caribbean Games The 23rd Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Barranquilla, Colombia. Asamblea ODECABE, Islas Caimán' (translation: "CASCO Assembly, Cayman Islands"). Published by CACSO on 2012-10-27; retrieved 2012-11-13. Bidding process Quetz ...

held in Barranquilla, Colombia. In 2020, Oviedo competed at the Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament without qualifying for 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. She also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the 2021 World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria. Oviedo won the silver medal in the women's 68kg event at the

2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships The 2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships was held in Guatemala City, Guatemala, from 27 to 30 May 2021. Team ranking Medal table Medal summary Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyle References External linksOfficial ...

held in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 68kg event at the

2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships The 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships was the 35th edition of Pan American Wrestling Championships of combined events. It was held from May 5 to 8 in Acapulco, Mexico. The event was originally scheduled for Santiago, Chile, before being m ...

held in Acapulco, Mexico. She won the bronze 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.

Achievements

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oviedo, Yessica Living people 1993 births Place of birth missing (living people) Dominican Republic female sport wrestlers Pan American Wrestling Championships medalists Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for the Dominican Republic Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in wrestling 21st-century Dominican Republic women Bolivarian Games gold medalists for the Dominican Republic Bolivarian Games medalists in wrestling Bolivarian Games bronze medalists for the Dominican Republic