María Fernanda Valdés

María Fernanda Valdés
Personal information
Born (1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 (age 32)
Coquimbo, Chile
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country Chile
SportWeightlifting
EventWomen's 75 kg
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Anaheim –90 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima –87 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara –75 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto –75 kg

María Fernanda Valdés Paris (born 17 March 1992) is a Chilean weightlifter.[1] She won the silver medal at the 2011 Pan American Games in the 75 kg event and also at the 2015 Pan American Games in the 75 kg event.[2]

She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 75 kg event finishing ninth.[3] She competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Career

In the Pan American Weightlifting Championships 2016, held in Colombia, she took first place. In that competition she lifted a total of 244 kilos, tying with the Colombian Valoyes, but the lower weight of the Chilean won her the gold medal.[4] Days later, Chilean Weightlifting Federation confirmed her for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro 2016.[5]

At the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Valdes finished seventh in the final of the under 75 kilos category, lifting 107 kilos in the snatch, and 135 in the clean and jerk, totaling 242 kilos.

She qualified to represent Chile at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[6] but had to retire less than two weeks before the start of the event due to a shoulder dislocation.[7]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2012 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 75 kg 96 100 100 7 120 127 131 5 223 6
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 75 kg 107 107 107 6 135 142 142 5 242 7
Pan American Games
2019 Peru Lima, Peru 87 kg 110 112 114 2 140 143 147 1 259 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Bolivarian Games
2013 Peru Trujillo, Peru 75 kg 95 100 100 4 120 125 128 2 220 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "María Fernanda Valdés". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ "Weightlifting at the 2015 Pan American Games - Maria Fernanda Valdes Paris". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Maria Fernanda Valdes—Weightlifting—London 2012". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  4. ^ Copesa, Grupo. "María Fernanda Valdés celebra oro panamericano y Chile logra el puntaje para Rio". Retrieved 2016-08-17.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ Copesa, Grupo. "Confirman a María Fernanda Valdés como representante de las pesas en Río". Archived from the original on 2016-06-13. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  6. ^ ADN (23 June 2021). "El Team Chile ya suma 52 clasificados a los JJ.OO. de Tokio". ADN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  7. ^ "Lamento en el Team Chile: María Fernanda Valdés no logra recuperarse y se pierde los Olímpicos por lesión" (in Spanish). 22 July 2021.



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