Betzabeth Argüello

Betzabeth Angélica Argüello Villegas (born 28 January 1991) is a Venezuelan freestyle wrestler. She competed in the women's freestyle 53kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which she lost the bronze medal match to Nataliya Synyshyn.

Career

Argüello won the gold medal in her event at the 2017 Bolivarian Games held in Santa Marta, Colombia.

Argüello won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico. She won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia. She won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.

Argüello won the silver medal in her event at the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 53kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.

In 2024, Argüello won the silver medal in her event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico. A few days later, at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico, she earned a quota place for Venezuela for the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. She competed in the women's 53kg event at the Olympics. She was eliminated in her first match by Jonna Malmgren of Sweden.

Achievements

Central American and Caribbean Games 2014 — ; 3rd South American Games 2014 — ; 2nd Pan American Wrestling Championships 2015 — ; 3rd Pan American Games 2015 — ; 3rd Pan American Wrestling Championships 2016 — ; 3rd Bolivarian Games 2017 — ; 1st Pan American Wrestling Championships 2018 — ; 3rd Central American and Caribbean Games 2018 — ; 1st South American Games 2018 — ; 2nd Pan American Games 2019 — ; 2nd Pan American Wrestling Championships 2022 — ; 3rd Bolivarian Games 2022 — ; 2nd South American Games 2022 — ; 3rd Pan American Wrestling Championships 2023 — ; 2nd Central American and Caribbean Games 2023 — ; 3rd Pan American Games 2023 — ; 3rd Pan American Wrestling Championships 2024 — ; 2nd