Ámbar Garnica
Mexican freestyle wrestler
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Ámbar Michell Garnica Flores is a Mexican freestyle wrestler. At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, she won one of the bronze medals in the 68 kg event.[1] She also won medals at the Pan American Wrestling Championships and the Central American and Caribbean Games.
Ámbar Garnica at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ámbar Michell Garnica Flores | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 68 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
In 2019, at the World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Garnica competed in the 68 kg event where she was eliminated in her first match.[2] In May 2021, she failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[3] In October 2021, Garnica competed in the 68 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[4] She also competed in the 68 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[5]
In 2023, Garnica won the silver medal in the women's 68 kg event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[6][7] She also won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games held in San Salvador, El Salvador.[8] In the same year, Garnica competed in her event at the Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[9]
Garnica 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.[10] She was eliminated in her first match.[10] Garnica also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.[11] She was eliminated in her first match.[11]
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2019 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 3rd | Freestyle 68 kg |
| Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 3rd | Freestyle 68 kg | |
| 2022 | Central American and Caribbean Beach Games | Santa Marta, Colombia | 2nd | Beach wrestling 70 kg |
| 2023 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 2nd | Freestyle 68 kg |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 3rd | Freestyle 68 kg |
