Jacqueline del Rocío Mollocana Eleno (born 29 January 1994)[1] is an Ecuadorian freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 50 kg 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.

Jacqueline Mollocana
Personal information
Full nameJacqueline del Rocío Mollocana Eleno
Born (1994-01-29) 29 January 1994 (age 30)
Sport
CountryEcuador
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class50 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Ecuador
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago 50 kg
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar 50 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Santa Marta 48 kg
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción 50 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cochabamba 50 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Acapulco 50 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Guatemala City 50 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Buenos Aires 50 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Ottawa 50 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Acapulco 50 kg

Career

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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 50 kg 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

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2017 Bolivarian Games Santa Marta, Colombia 2nd Freestyle 48 kg
2018 South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 3rd Freestyle 50 kg
2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships Ottawa, Canada 3rd Freestyle 50 kg
2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 2nd Freestyle 50 kg
2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships Acapulco, Mexico 3rd Freestyle 50 kg
Bolivarian Games Valledupar, Colombia 1st Freestyle 50 kg
South American Games Asunción, Paraguay 1st Freestyle 50 kg
2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 2nd Freestyle 50 kg
Pan American Games Santiago, Chile 2nd Freestyle 50 kg
2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships Acapulco, Mexico 1st Freestyle 50 kg

References

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  1. ^ "Jacqueline Mollocana". 2019 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  2. ^ Pavitt, Michael (5 May 2018). "Gray secures first Pan American Wrestling Championships title in Lima". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. ^ "2018 South American Games Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b "2019 Pan American Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  5. ^ Etchells, Daniel (8 March 2020). "Arthur wins first Pan American Wrestling Championships title for Jamaica". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  6. ^ a b "2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  8. ^ Pavitt, Michael (29 May 2021). "Gray among winners as women's competition concludes at Pan American Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  9. ^ "2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  10. ^ Burke, Patrick (7 May 2022). "Hildebrandt earns seventh Pan American Championships wrestling title". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  11. ^ "2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Neisi Dajomes se consagró campeona bolivariana en el arranque y envión en la división de los 81 kg". La Gaceta (in Spanish). 5 July 2022. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  13. ^ "2022 Bolivarian Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Jacqueline Mollocana gana medalla de oro en Asunción". Primicias (in Spanish). 13 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Luchadora Soleymi Caraballo sacó la casta y logró el oro en Asunción 2022". Diario Primicia (in Spanish). 13 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  16. ^ Lloyd, Owen (5 May 2023). "Burroughs and Hildebrandt extend remarkable Pan-American Wrestling Championships records". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  17. ^ "2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  18. ^ "2023 Pan American Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  19. ^ "2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ a b "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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