María Acosta (born 26 November 1991) is a

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

freestyle wrestler Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling. It is one of two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games, along with Greco-Roman wrestling, Greco-Roman. scholastic wrestling, High school wrestling and men's collegiate wrestling in the U ...

. Acosta competed in the women's freestyle 69kg event at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

, in which she was eliminated in the round of 16 by

Enas Mostafa Enas Mostafa (born 1 January 1989) is an Egyptian freestyle wrestler. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the women's freestyle 69 kg. She finished in 5th place after losing to Natalia Vorobieva of Russia in the semi ...

. She won the silver medal in the women's freestyle 69kg event at the

2015 Pan American Games The 2015 Pan American Games (), officially the XVII Pan American Games () and commonly known as the Toronto 2015 Pan-Am Games (Toronto 2015), were a major international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Pan American Games, ...

. Acosta won one of the bronze medals in her 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 (), 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 event in Colombia. Participating ...

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

2022 South American Games The XII South American Games (Spanish language, 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 Organiza ...

held in Asunción, Paraguay. In 2023, Acosta lost her bronze medal match in her event at the

Pan American Wrestling Championships The Pan American Wrestling Championships is the continental wrestling championships for nations from North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Three wrestling styles, recognized internationally by UWW, have been contested ...

held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She won the silver medal in her event at the

2023 Central American and Caribbean Games The 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games (Spanish language, Spanish: Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe San Salvador 2023), also known as the 24th Central American and Caribbean Games and commonly known as San Salvador 2023, wa ...

held in San Salvador, El Salvador. She was eliminated in her first match in the 76kg event at the

2023 World Wrestling Championships The 2023 World Wrestling Championships was held from 16 to 24 September 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia. Wrestlers get a chance to win 90 quotas for the 2024 Summer Olympics from the Belgrade Worlds. Any nation that participated in the 2023 continental ...

held in Belgrade, Serbia. Acosta won one of the bronze medals in her event at the

2023 Pan American Games The 2023 Pan American Games (), officially the XIX Pan American Games () and commonly known as Santiago 2023, were an international multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization, held in Santiago, Chile from 20 October to 5 Novem ...

held in Santiago, Chile. Acosta 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 (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

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

Génesis Reasco Génesis Rosangela Reasco Valdez (born 18 July 1998) is an Ecuadorian Freestyle wrestling, freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 76kg event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay. She won the silver medal ...

of Ecuador. Acosta also competed at the

2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament The 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament was the last qualifying tournament for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The event was held from 9 to 12 May 2024, in Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, la ...

held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics. She was eliminated in her first match.

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* 1991 births Living people Venezuelan female sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Venezuela Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2015 Pan American Games Wrestlers at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games bronze medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games silver medalists in wrestling Pan American Games bronze medalists in wrestling South American Games silver medalists for Venezuela South American Games bronze medalists for Venezuela South American Games medalists in wrestling Competitors at the 2018 South American Games Competitors at the 2022 South American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century Venezuelan sportswomen Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Venezuela Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in wrestling Competitors at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games Bolivarian Games silver medalists for Venezuela Bolivarian Games medalists in wrestling Bolivarian Games bronze medalists for Venezuela {{Venezuela-wrestling-bio-stub