Betzabeth Angélica Argüello Villegas (born 28 January 1991) is a

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

freestyle wrestler Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling. It is one of two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games, along with Greco-Roman wrestling, Greco-Roman. scholastic wrestling, High school wrestling and men's collegiate wrestling in the U ...

. She competed in the women's freestyle 53kg event at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

, in which she lost the bronze medal match to

Nataliya Synyshyn Natalya Ihorivna Synyshyn (; born 3 July 1985) is a Ukrainian-Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler, who played for the lightweight division. She is a two-time bronze medalist at the World Championships, and three-time at the European Championships. Ca ...

Career

Argüello won the gold medal in her event at the

2017 Bolivarian Games The 2017 Bolivarian Games, officially the XVIII Bolivarian Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from 11–25 November 2017, in Santa Marta, Colombia. Host city selection Ciudad Bolivar (Venezuela) and Santa Marta (Colombia) ...

held in Santa Marta, Colombia. Argüello won one of the bronze medals in her event at the

2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships The 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships was the 35th edition of Pan American Wrestling Championships of combined events. It was held from May 5 to 8 in Acapulco, Mexico. The event was originally scheduled for Santiago, Chile, before being m ...

held in Acapulco, Mexico. She won the silver medal in her event at the

2022 Bolivarian Games The 2022 Bolivarian Games (), officially the XIX Bolivarian Games Valledupar 2022, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Valledupar, Colombia from June 24 to July 5. It was the fifth time of the event in Colombia. Participating ...

held in Valledupar, Colombia. She won one of the bronze medals in her event at the

2022 South American Games The XII South American Games (Spanish language, Spanish: ''XII Juegos Suramericanos Asunción 2022'') was a multi-sport event held between 1–15 October 2022 in Asunción, Paraguay. The Games were organized by the South American Sports Organiza ...

held in Asunción, Paraguay. Argüello won the silver medal in her event at the

2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships The 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships was the 36th edition of Pan American Wrestling Championships of combined events, and it was held from 3 to 7 May in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Competition schedule All times are ( UTC-3) Medal table ...

held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 53kg event at the

2023 Pan American Games The 2023 Pan American Games (), officially the XIX Pan American Games () and commonly known as Santiago 2023, were an international multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization, held in Santiago, Chile from 20 October to 5 Novem ...

held in Santiago, Chile. In 2024, Argüello won the silver medal in her event at the

Pan American Wrestling Championships The Pan American Wrestling Championships is the continental wrestling championships for nations from North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Three wrestling styles, recognized internationally by UWW, have been contested ...

held in Acapulco, Mexico. A few days later, at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico, she earned a quota place for Venezuela for the

2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

held in Paris, France. She competed in the women's 53kg event at the Olympics. She was eliminated in her first match by

Jonna Malmgren Jonna Malmgren (born 21 June 2001) is a Swedish freestyle wrestler competing in the 53 kg division. She won the gold medal in the 2022 and 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia. Career Malmgren won the gold medal by ...

of Sweden.

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Betzabeth Angelica Arguello Villegas
at the

Paris 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...