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| Full name | Valentina Ivanina Toro Meneses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 February 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Chile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 55 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Valentina Ivanina Toro Meneses (born 17 February 2000)[1] is a Chilean karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's 55 kg event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[2] She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[3]
In June 2021, Toro competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4] In November 2021, she competed in the women's 55 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[5]
Toro was also one of the flag bearers for Chile during the opening ceremony of the 2022 South American Games.[6] In 2023, she won the gold medal in her event at the Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile. She defeated Baurelys Torres of Cuba in her gold medal match.
Toro studies civil engineering at the University of Santiago, Chile.[6]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Location | Rank | Event |
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| 2022 | Bolivarian Games | Valledupar, Colombia | 1st | Kumite 55 kg |
| 1st | Team kumite | |||
| South American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | 1st | Kumite 55 kg | |
| 2023 | Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | 1st | Kumite 55 kg |
References
- ↑ "Valentina Toro". 2022 Bolivarian Games (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ↑ "Women's 55 kg". 2022 South American Games. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ↑ "Medalists" (PDF). 2022 Bolivarian Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ↑ "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ↑ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- 1 2 "Valentina Toro and Fernando Renz will be our flag bearers for the Asunción 2022 South American Games". Gob.cl. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.