María Fernanda Valdés

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]

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

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

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.

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123Rank123Rank
Olympic Games
2012 London, United Kingdom75 kg96100100712012713152236
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil75 kg107107107613514214252427
Pan American Games
2019 Lima, Peru87 kg11011211421401431471259
Bolivarian Games
2013 Trujillo, Peru75 kg9510010041201251282220

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.
  5. Copesa, Grupo. "Confirman a María Fernanda Valdés como representante de las pesas en Río". Retrieved 2016-08-17.
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