Luisa Fernanda Herrera

Luisa Fernanda Herrera Lara, known as Fernanda Herrera (born 26 February 2006 in Mexico City, México), is a Mexican-born naturalized Uzbekistani sabre fencer.[2][3] In March 2023, she won an individual gold medal for Uzbekistan at the Asian Junior and Cadet Championship in Tashkent.[4] In September 2023, she and her sister Paola Pliego won team gold in sabre fencing at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.[2] Fernanda Herrara won another individual gold medal at a youth Fencing World Cup event in Tashkent in November 2023.[5]

Fernanda Herrara
Full nameLuisa Fernanda Herrera Lara
Born (2006-02-26) 26 February 2006 (age 18)
Mexico City, Mexico
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Weight40 kg (88 lb)
Sport
Country Uzbekistan (2022-present)
Weaponsabre
Handright-handed
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Women's sabre
Representing  Uzbekistan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team[1]

Early life and education

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Herrara is originally from Querétaro, Mexico, and was naturalized by Uzbekistan at age 13.[2] Her family left Mexico after her sister Paola Pliego was wrongfully excluded from the 2016 Rio Olympics, due to a rigged doping test.[2]

She started fencing at the age of 3, and now trains in Italy.[2]

Other career highlights

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In 2023, Herrara won the individual bronze and team gold at the Sabi Youth Cup in Ankara, Turkey.[2] Both she and her sister competed in the Asian Games and won team gold in September 2023.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Luisa Fernanda
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Avilés, Martin (3 December 2023). "Mexicana gana oro por equipos en Mundial Juvenil de Sable… ¡con Uzbekistán!". Ovaciones (in Spanish). Mexico. Retrieved 1 June 2024 – via ProQuest.
  3. ^ Luisa Fernanda
  4. ^ Garosso, Yarek (27 March 2023). "Buscan éxito en otro lado: Crece éxodo de deportistas. Se van de México por fallas en sistemas, procesos poco claros y nulas garantías". Mural (in Spanish). Guadalajara, Mexico. Retrieved 1 June 2024 – via ProQuest.
  5. ^ "Fencing World Cup: saber fencers of Uzbekistan showed their superiority". UzDaily. Disco Digital Media. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024 – via ProQuest.
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