Yaynelis Sanz

Yaynelis Sanz Verdecia is a Cuban freestyle wrestler. She is a two-time gold medalist at the Pan American Wrestling Championships (2022 and 2025).^[1]^[2]

In 2021, she won the gold medal in the women's 57 kg event at the Junior Pan American Games held in Cali and Valle, Colombia.^[1]^[3] She competed in the 55 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia where she was eliminated in her first match.^[4]

Sanz competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.^[5] She was eliminated in her third match.^[5]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Location	Result	Event
2022	Pan American Wrestling Championships	Acapulco, Mexico	1st	Freestyle 57 kg
2025	Pan American Wrestling Championships	Monterrey, Mexico	1st	Freestyle 57 kg

^ ^a ^b "Two More Titles for Cuba in Pan American Wrestling Championship". Cuba Si. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
^ "2025 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
^ "Wrestling Medalists". 2021 Junior Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.