Roberto Espinoza Mogro, special envoy
SANTIAGO
He team Ecuador has 30 medals from the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, which end on Sunday. A number that is far from the Lima 2019 record: 32 medals (10 gold, 7 silver, 15 bronze).
This Friday, Lucía Yépez won gold in wrestling; Valeria Echever, silver in karate; and Génesis Reasco, bronze also in wrestling.
Golden ‘Tiger’ of Ecuador! Lucía Yépez excelled in wrestling and climbed to the top of the podium at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.
The United States continues to lead the medal standings with 234 medals (100 gold, 60 silver and 74 bronze); and Brazil 165 (56 gold, 59 silver and 50 bronze). (D)
Medals and athletes
Golden (5)
athletes | Disciplines | Category |
---|---|---|
Angie Palacios | Weightlifting | Women’s 71 kg |
Julio Mendoza | Cavalry | Men’s individual dressage |
David Hurtado | Athletics | 20 km walk for men |
Jonathan Narvaez | Road cycling | Male online test |
Lucia Yepez | Wrestling | 53 kg |
silver (10)
athletes | Disciplines | Categories |
---|---|---|
Richard Carapaz | Road cycling | Men’s single chronometer |
Diana Durango | Shot | women, pistol 25 m |
Lisseth Ayoví | Weightlifting | 81 kg women |
Ecuador team | modern pentathlon | Mixed relay |
Jose Rodriguez | Boxing | 71 kg man |
Glenda Morejon | Athletics | 20 km walk for women |
Miriam Nunez | Road cycling | Women’s online test |
Nicole Caicedo | Athletics | 400 flat meters |
Jacqueline Mollocana | Wrestling | 50 kg. |
Valeria Echever | Karate | +68 kg. |
bronze (15)
athletes | Disciplines | Category |
---|---|---|
Andrea Rojas | Climbing | women’s speed |
Katlen Jerves / Mario Troya | Taekwondo | ‘Poomsae’ for mixed couples |
Carlos Granja | Climbing | Man speed |
Andres Torres | modern pentathlon | Individual |
Ecuador team | Taekwondo | women’s teams |
Dixon Arroyo | Weightlifting | 102 kg. |
Julio César Castillo | Boxing | 92 kg. |
Maria Palacios | Boxing | 60 kg. |
Diana Durango | Shot | air rifle 10m |
Ecuador team | modern pentathlon | Men’s relay |
Juan Pablo Ayala | Jude | -60 kg. |
Celinda Corozo | Jude | -70 kg. |
Jeremy Peralta | Greco-Roman struggle | 60 kg. |
Luisa Valverde | bronze | 57 kg. |
Genesis Reasco | Wrestling | 76 kg. |
Source: Eluniverso

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