Linda Machuca

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 73kg event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Career
At the 2019 Pan American Wrestling Championships, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Machuca won the bronze medal in the women's 72kg event. She won the silver medal in the women's 76kg event at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games held in Cali, Colombia.

In 2023, Machuca competed in the women's 76kg event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A few months later, she competed in her event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile. She lost her first match and she was then eliminated in the repechage.

Machuca won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico. 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. She was eliminated in her second match by Justina Di Stasio of Canada.