Jacqueline Mollocana

Jacqueline del Rocío Mollocana Eleno (born 29 January 1994) 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. 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.

In 2019, Mollocana represented Ecuador at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru. She lost her bronze medal match against Thalía Mallqui of Peru in the women's 50 kg event. In the same year, she also competed in the Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament, also held in Ottawa, Canada. She did not qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan as she was eliminated in her first match. 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.

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

Mollocana won the gold medal in her event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico. 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. She was eliminated in her first match by Yusneylys Guzmán of Cuba. She was eliminated in her first match by Emanuela Liuzzi of Italy.

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