Linda Machuca

Linda Marilina Machuca (born 1 April 2001) is an Argentine freestyle wrestler. She is a two-time bronze medalist at the Pan American Wrestling Championships. She won the silver medal in the girls' freestyle 73 kg event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.^[1]^[2]

Career

At the 2019 Pan American Wrestling Championships, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Machuca won the bronze medal in the women's 72 kg event.^[3] She won the silver medal in the women's 76 kg event at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games held in Cali, Colombia.^[4]

In 2023, Machuca competed in the women's 76 kg event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.^[5] A few months later, she competed in her event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.^[6] She lost her first match and she was then eliminated in the repechage.^[6]

Machuca won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.^[7] She competed at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.^[8] She was eliminated in her second match by Justina Di Stasio of Canada.^[8]

Year	Tournament	Location	Result	Event
2019	Pan American Wrestling Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	3rd	Freestyle 72 kg
2024	Pan American Wrestling Championships	Acapulco, Mexico	3rd	Freestyle 76 kg

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^ "Women's Freestyle 73 kg Results" (PDF). 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
^ Pavitt, Michael (19 April 2019). "United States enjoy further gold medal success at Pan American Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
^ "Women's 76 kg Event". 2021 Junior Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
^ "2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b "2023 Pan American Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
^ "2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b "2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.