Fernanda Herrera

Fernanda Herrara
Personal information
Full nameLuisa Fernanda Herrera Lara
Born (2006-02-26) 26 February 2006
Mexico City, Mexico
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Weight40 kg (88 lb)
Fencing career
SportFencing
Country Uzbekistan (2022–present)
WeaponSabre
Handright-handed
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Women's sabre
Representing  Uzbekistan
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2025 WuxiTeam sabre
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouTeam sabre[1]
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place2025 RiyadhTeam sabre[2]

Luisa Fernanda Herrera Lara (born 26 February 2006), known as Fernanda Herrera, is a Mexican-born naturalized Uzbekistani sabre fencer.[3][4] In March 2023, she won an individual gold medal for Uzbekistan at the Asian Junior and Cadet Championship in Tashkent.[5] In September 2023, she and her sister Paola Pliego won team gold in sabre fencing at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.[3] Fernanda Herrara won another individual gold medal at a youth Fencing World Cup event in Tashkent in November 2023.[6]

Early life and education

Herrara is originally from Querétaro, Mexico, and was naturalized by Uzbekistan at age 13.[3] Her family left Mexico after her sister Paola Pliego was wrongfully excluded from the 2016 Rio Olympics, due to a rigged doping test.[3]

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

Other career highlights

In 2023, Herrara won the individual bronze and team gold at the Sabi Youth Cup in Ankara, Turkey.[3] Both she and her sister competed in the Asian Games and won team gold in September 2023.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Fencing HERRERA LARA Luisa Fernanda - The 19th Asian Games". info.hangzhou2022.cn.
  2. ↑ "Fencing Results Book - Riyadh 2025" (PDF). grs-isg2025.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Avilés, Martin (3 December 2023). "Mexicana gana oro por equipos en Mundial Juvenil de Sable... ¡con Uzbekistán!" [Mexican Fencer Wins Team Gold at Junior Sabre World Championships... with Uzbekistan!]. Ovaciones (in Spanish). Mexico. ProQuest 2897328756. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Detrás de la Careta … Luisa Fernanda Herrera Lara (MEX)" [Behind the Mask… Luisa Fernanda Herrera Lara (MEX)]. TouchéWorld (in Spanish). 17 October 2018.
  5. ↑ 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" [Seeking Success Elsewhere: Exodus of Athletes Grows. They Are Leaving Mexico Due to Systemic Failures, Opaque Processes, and a Complete Lack of Guarantees]. Mural (in Spanish). Guadalajara, Mexico. ProQuest 2791131321. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Fencing World Cup: saber fencers of Uzbekistan showed their superiority". UzDaily. Disco Digital Media. 20 November 2023. ProQuest 2891831728. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
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