Jacqueline Mollocana Explained

Jacqueline Mollocana
Full Name:Jacqueline del Rocío Mollocana Eleno
Birth Date:1994 1, df=yes
Country:Ecuador
Sport:Amateur wrestling
Weight Class:50 kg
Event:Freestyle

Jacqueline del Rocío Mollocana Eleno (born 29 January 1994)[1] is an Ecuadorian freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 50kg event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia. Mollocana is a gold medalist at the South American Games and a five-time medalist, including gold, at the Pan American Wrestling Championships.

Career

In 2018, Mollocana lost her bronze medal match against Mariana Díaz Muñoz of Mexico in the women's 50 kg event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Lima, Peru.[2] A month later, she won the bronze medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2018 South American Games held in Cochabamba, Bolivia.[3]

In 2019, Mollocana represented Ecuador at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[4] She lost her bronze medal match against Thalía Mallqui of Peru in the women's 50 kg event.[4]

At the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Ottawa, Canada, she won one of the bronze medals in the 50 kg event.[5] In the same year, she also competed in the Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament, also held in Ottawa, Canada.[6] She did not qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan as she was eliminated in her first match.[6]

In March 2021, Mollocana won the gold medal in the 55 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.[7] In May 2021, she won the silver medal in the women's 50 kg event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Guatemala City, Guatemala.[8] [9]

Mollocana won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[10] [11] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[12] [13] Mollocana also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[14] [15] She defeated Mariana Rojas of Venezuela in her gold medal match both at the 2022 Bolivarian Games and the 2022 South American Games.

In 2023, Mollocana won the silver medal in her event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[16] [17] A few months later, she also won the silver medal in the women's 50kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[18]

Mollocana won the gold medal in her event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[19] She defeated Mariana Rojas of Venezuela in her gold medal match. Mollocana 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.[20] She was eliminated in her first match by Yusneylys Guzmán of Cuba.[20] Mollocana also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.[21] She was eliminated in her first match by Emanuela Liuzzi of Italy.[21]

Achievements

YearTournamentLocationResultEvent
2017Bolivarian GamesSanta Marta, Colombia2ndFreestyle 48kg
2018South American GamesCochabamba, Bolivia3rdFreestyle 50kg
2020Pan American Wrestling ChampionshipsOttawa, Canada3rdFreestyle 50kg
2021Pan American Wrestling ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala2ndFreestyle 50kg
2022Pan American Wrestling ChampionshipsAcapulco, Mexico3rdFreestyle 50kg
Bolivarian GamesValledupar, Colombia1stFreestyle 50kg
South American GamesAsunción, Paraguay1stFreestyle 50kg
2023Pan American Wrestling ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina2ndFreestyle 50kg
Pan American GamesSantiago, Chile2ndFreestyle 50kg
2024Pan American Wrestling ChampionshipsAcapulco, Mexico1stFreestyle 50kg

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jacqueline Mollocana. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201031081705/https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/panam/en/results/wrestling/athlete-profile-n1130301-mollocana-jacqueline.htm. 31 October 2020. 3 January 2021. 2019 Pan American Games.
  2. News: Pavitt. Michael. 5 May 2018. Gray secures first Pan American Wrestling Championships title in Lima. InsideTheGames.biz. 31 May 2021.
  3. Web site: 2018 South American Games Results. United World Wrestling. live. 18 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200318202029/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2018-06/final-book.pdf. 18 March 2020.
  4. Web site: 2019 Pan American Games Wrestling Results. United World Wrestling. 17 March 2020.
  5. News: Etchells. Daniel. Arthur wins first Pan American Wrestling Championships title for Jamaica. 8 March 2020. InsideTheGames.biz. 14 March 2020.
  6. Web site: 2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200822112639/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2020-03/senior_pan-american_og_qualifier.pdf. 22 August 2020. 22 August 2020. United World Wrestling.
  7. Web site: Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210321221706/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/final-book_matteo_pellicone_2021.pdf. 21 March 2021. 21 March 2021. United World Wrestling.
  8. News: Pavitt. Michael. 29 May 2021. Gray among winners as women's competition concludes at Pan American Wrestling Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 30 May 2021.
  9. Web site: 2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210531091734/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/results_05_guatemalacity.pdf. 31 May 2021. 31 May 2021. United World Wrestling.
  10. News: Burke . Patrick . 7 May 2022 . Hildebrandt earns seventh Pan American Championships wrestling title . . 8 May 2022.
  11. Web site: 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220509223006/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-05/results_05_acapulco.pdf?VersionId=B5lbo37Y0twxEy6yBGRa8vikoyKJLzoq . 9 May 2022 . 9 May 2022 . United World Wrestling.
  12. News: 5 July 2022 . Neisi Dajomes se consagró campeona bolivariana en el arranque y envión en la división de los 81 kg . es . La Gaceta . 21 September 2022.
  13. Web site: 2022 Bolivarian Games Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220720205816/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-07/results_07_valledupar.pdf?VersionId=MgI89r00Oeb4gSM3e4zfYy7TrZLeqZr1 . 20 July 2022 . 20 July 2022 . United World Wrestling.
  14. News: 13 October 2022 . Jacqueline Mollocana gana medalla de oro en Asunción . es . Primicias . 15 October 2022.
  15. News: 13 October 2022 . Luchadora Soleymi Caraballo sacó la casta y logró el oro en Asunción 2022 . es . Diario Primicia . 15 October 2022.
  16. News: Lloyd . Owen . 5 May 2023 . Burroughs and Hildebrandt extend remarkable Pan-American Wrestling Championships records . InsideTheGames.biz . 6 May 2023.
  17. Web site: 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240226203320/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2023-05/final-book-senior-panam-champ-buenos-aires-2023.pdf?VersionId=yecp8rLNiqq7ACmM2ZKBSs__yD7nb2yA . 26 February 2024 . 26 February 2024 . United World Wrestling.
  18. Web site: 2023 Pan American Games Wrestling Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20231113175541/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2023-11/results_11_santiago.pdf?VersionId=ocfKr13Qrtwtq9qEta1i5GULm0pZKAYL . 13 November 2023 . 13 November 2023 . United World Wrestling.
  19. Web site: 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240228032955/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-02/results_02_acapulco.pdf?VersionId=Efb44FH3Pq4shxxDWjI7EpGpxkdEL.Lw . 28 February 2024 . 5 March 2024 . United World Wrestling.
  20. Web site: 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240304172342/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-03/results_02_acapulco_tq.pdf?VersionId=JF17JQRQNzYOgzYC1imqNPlT1Awo0vIQ . 4 March 2024 . 4 March 2024 . United World Wrestling.
  21. Web site: 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240514204605/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-05/results_05_istanbul_qt.pdf . 14 May 2024 . 14 May 2024 . United World Wrestling.