Marianth Cuervo

Marianth Maribel Cuervo Baute (born 21 February 1997) is a Venezuelan karateka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 68kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.

Career

In 2017, Cuervo was in charge of carrying the Venezuelan flag in the parade of the 18th Bolivarian Games. By this time, she had achieved national and international titles, such as the World Runner-up, National Champion, Simón Bolívar International Cup Champion, Central American and Caribbean Champion, South American Champion and Pan American Champion. That year she was also part of the gold medal-winning women's team kumite side at the Pan American Karate Federation Senior Championships.

Cuervo then came 11th place for the women's 68.0 kg in Moscow in 2019, and also competed at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games.

In 2020, Cuervo competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France, hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. In November 2021, she competed in the women's 68kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Cuervo won one of the bronze medals in the women's 68kg event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia. She also won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay. In her matches at the South American games she drew 0-0 with Wendy Mosquera from Colombia, defeated Selena Luján from Argentina 3-1, beat Sol Cabrera from Peru 8-0, then lost to Brazilian Laura Prezzoti 8-0.

In 2023, she competed in the women's 68kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She was eliminated in the repechage by María Nieto of Spain.

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