{{short description|Argentine freestyle wrestler}} {{for|the Ecuadorian politician|Linda Machuca (politician)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | honorific_prefix = | name = Linda Machuca | honorific_suffix = | image = Linda Machuca (37) (cropped).jpg | image_size = <!-- only when absolutely necessary --> | alt = | caption = Linda Machuca in 2018 | headercolor = | textcolor = <!-- Personal information --> | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = <!-- if different than name --> | full_name = Linda Marilina Machuca<!-- if different than name/birth_name --> | nickname = | nationality = <!-- will not display if national_team is defined --> | national_team = <!-- only for the country represented in international competition --> | ethnicity = | citizenship = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|4|1}} | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|death year|death month|death day|birth year|birth month|birth day}} --> | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | residence = | hometown = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | years_active = | employer = | agent = | height = <!-- X cm, X m, or X ft Y in (automatic conversion) plus optional year and reference --> | weight = <!-- X kg, X lb, or X st Y lb (automatic conversion) plus optional year and reference --> | spouse = | life_partner = | other_interests = | website = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} --> | module = <!-- Sport --> | country = Argentina | sport = Amateur wrestling | position = | disability = | disability_class = | weight_class = 76 kg | weight_class_type = | rank = | event = Freestyle | event_type = | universityteam = | collegeteam = | league = | league_type = | club = | team = | turnedpro = | turnedpro_type = | partner = | former_partner = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | module2 = <!-- Achievements and titles --> | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | commonwealth = | highestranking = | pb = <!-- Medal record --> | show-medals = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport| Women's freestyle wrestling }} {{Medal|Country| {{ARG}} }} {{Medal|Competition| Pan American Championships }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2019 Buenos Aires | 72 kg }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2024 Acapulco | 76 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| Junior Pan American Games }} {{Medal|Silver| 2021 Cali-Valle | 76 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| Youth Olympic Games }} {{Medal|Silver| 2018 Buenos Aires | 73 kg }} | medaltemplates-title = | module3 = }} '''Linda Marilina Machuca''' (born 1 April 2001) is an Argentine freestyle wrestler. She is a two-time bronze medalist at the Pan American Wrestling Championships. She won the silver medal in the girls' freestyle 73{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.<ref name="day_seven_whats_been_happening_yog2018">{{Cite news|date=14 October 2018|title=Day 7: What's been happening at the YOG|work=Olympic News|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/day-7-what-s-been-happening-at-the-yog|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="women_73_kg_summer_youth_olympics_2018">{{Cite web |title=Women's Freestyle 73 kg Results |url=https://www.buenosaires2018.com/results/resYOG2018/pdf/YOG2018/WRE/YOG2018_WRE_C75_WREWFS73KG------------------------.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014164932/https://www.buenosaires2018.com/results/resYOG2018/pdf/YOG2018/WRE/YOG2018_WRE_C75_WREWFS73KG------------------------.pdf |archive-date=14 October 2018 |access-date=11 August 2024 |website=2018 Summer Youth Olympics}}</ref>
== Career ==
At the 2019 Pan American Wrestling Championships, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Machuca won the bronze medal in the women's 72{{nbsp}}kg event.<ref name="united_states_enjoy_further_gold_medal_success_2019">{{Cite news|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1078177/united-states-enjoy-further-gold-medal-success-at-pan-american-wrestling-championships|title=United States enjoy further gold medal success at Pan American Wrestling Championships|last=Pavitt|first=Michael|date=19 April 2019|work=InsideTheGames.biz|access-date=31 January 2020}}</ref> She won the silver medal in the women's 76{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games held in Cali, Colombia.<ref name="women_76_kg_junior_pan_american_games_2021">{{Cite web|title=Women's 76 kg Event|url=https://www.calivalle2021.com/en/torneo/esquema/2/torneo/49610|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206224247/https://www.calivalle2021.com/en/torneo/esquema/2/torneo/49610|archive-date=6 December 2021|access-date=6 December 2021|website=2021 Junior Pan American Games}}</ref>
In 2023, Machuca competed in the women's 76{{nbsp}}kg event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.<ref name="pan_american_wrestling_championships_results_book_2023">{{Cite web |title=2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2023-05/final-book-senior-panam-champ-buenos-aires-2023.pdf?VersionId=yecp8rLNiqq7ACmM2ZKBSs__yD7nb2yA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226203320/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2023-05/final-book-senior-panam-champ-buenos-aires-2023.pdf?VersionId=yecp8rLNiqq7ACmM2ZKBSs__yD7nb2yA |archive-date=26 February 2024 |access-date=26 February 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> A few months later, she competed in her event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.<ref name="wrestling_results_book_pan_american_games_2023">{{Cite web |title=2023 Pan American Games Wrestling Results Book |url=https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2023-11/results_11_santiago.pdf?VersionId=ocfKr13Qrtwtq9qEta1i5GULm0pZKAYL |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113175541/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2023-11/results_11_santiago.pdf?VersionId=ocfKr13Qrtwtq9qEta1i5GULm0pZKAYL |archive-date=13 November 2023 |access-date=13 November 2023 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> She lost her first match and she was then eliminated in the repechage.<ref name="wrestling_results_book_pan_american_games_2023"/>
Machuca won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.<ref name="pan_american_wrestling_championships_results_book_2024">{{Cite web |title=2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-02/results_02_acapulco.pdf?VersionId=Efb44FH3Pq4shxxDWjI7EpGpxkdEL.Lw |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228032955/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-02/results_02_acapulco.pdf?VersionId=Efb44FH3Pq4shxxDWjI7EpGpxkdEL.Lw |archive-date=28 February 2024 |access-date=5 March 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> She competed at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.<ref name="pan_american_olympic_tournament_results_book_2024">{{Cite web |title=2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book |url=https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-03/results_02_acapulco_tq.pdf?VersionId=JF17JQRQNzYOgzYC1imqNPlT1Awo0vIQ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304172342/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-03/results_02_acapulco_tq.pdf?VersionId=JF17JQRQNzYOgzYC1imqNPlT1Awo0vIQ |archive-date=4 March 2024 |access-date=4 March 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> She was eliminated in her second match by Justina Di Stasio of Canada.<ref name="pan_american_olympic_tournament_results_book_2024"/>
== Achievements ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !Year !Tournament !Location !Result !Event |- |2019 |Pan American Wrestling Championships |Buenos Aires, Argentina |align="center" bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Freestyle 72{{nbsp}}kg |- |2024 |Pan American Wrestling Championships |Acapulco, Mexico |align="center" bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Freestyle 76{{nbsp}}kg |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Machuca, Linda}} Category:Living people Category:2001 births Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Argentine female sport wrestlers Category:Wrestlers at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Category:Pan American Wrestling Championships medalists Category:21st-century Argentine sportswomen Category:Wrestlers at the 2023 Pan American Games Category:Pan American Games competitors for Argentina