Dayana Sánchez
Argentine boxer
다야나 산체스
- Born
- 28 August 1992
- Citizenship
- Argentina
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- lightweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Weight
- 60 kg (132 lb)
Dayana Erika Jhoanna Sánchez (born 28 August 1992) is an Argentine amateur boxer. She competed at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, becoming the first female boxer from Argentina to fight at an Olympics. Sanchez won silver medals at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, and at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.
In November 2021, Sánchez and her sister, fellow international boxer Leonela, were both given four-year suspensions from the sport for failing anti-doping tests with the substance involved being furosemide and the bans backdated to 21 November 2019, the date when the failed tests were taken.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 Pan American Games | 2019 | |
| boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – women's lightweight | 2021 | 9th place |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q59696756 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.