Laura Hérin

Laura Herin Ávila (born 8 April 2001) is a Cuban wrestler. She competed in the women's freestyle 53kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She lost her first match against Pang Qianyu of China and she was then eliminated in the repechage by Jacarra Winchester of the United States. A few months later, she won the gold medal in the women's 53kg event at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games held in Cali, Colombia.

Career

Herin won the gold medal in the women's 53kg event at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games held in Cali, Colombia. As a result, she directly qualified to compete in the women's 53kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.

Herin competed in the 53kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.

Herin won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She defeated Thalía Mallqui of Peru in her bronze medal match. Herin won the silver medal in the women's 53kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile. In the final, she lost against Lucía Yépez of Ecuador. She was eliminated in her second match by Dominique Parrish of the United States.

Achievements

YearTournamentLocationResultEvent 2023Pan American Wrestling ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina 3rdFreestyle 53kgCentral American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador 1st Freestyle 53kgPan American GamesSantiago, Chile 2ndFreestyle 53kg