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 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Luisa Fernanda Herrera Lara | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 February 2006 Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 40 kg (88 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Uzbekistan (2022-present) | ||||||||||||||
| Weapon | sabre | ||||||||||||||
| Hand | right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| FIE ranking | current ranking | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and education
editHerrara 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
editIn 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
edit- ^ Luisa Fernanda
- ^ 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.
- ^ Luisa Fernanda
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Fencing World Cup: saber fencers of Uzbekistan showed their superiority". UzDaily. Disco Digital Media. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024 – via ProQuest.