Luisa Fernanda Herrera Lara

Luisa Fernanda Herrera Lara (born 26 February 2006), known as Fernanda Herrera, is a Mexican-born naturalized Uzbekistani sabre fencer. In March 2023, she won an individual gold medal for Uzbekistan at the Asian Junior and Cadet Championship in Tashkent. In September 2023, she and her sister Paola Pliego won team gold in sabre fencing at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.

Early life and education Herrara is originally from Querétaro, Mexico, and was naturalized by Uzbekistan at age 13. Her family left Mexico after her sister Paola Pliego was wrongfully excluded from the 2016 Rio Olympics, due to a rigged doping test.

She started fencing at the age of 3, and now trains in Italy.

Other career highlights In 2023, Herrara won the individual bronze and team gold at the Sabi Youth Cup in Ankara, Turkey. Both she and her sister competed in the Asian Games and won team gold in September 2023.