María Fernanda Valdés

María Fernanda Valdés
Personal information
Born (1992-03-17) March 17, 1992
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 12 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country  Chile
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) Women's 75 kg

María Fernanda Valdés Paris (born 17 March 1992 in Coquimbo, Chile) 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.

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
Bolivarian Games
2013 Peru Trujillo, Peru 75 kg 9510010041201251282nd, silver medalist(s)2203rd, bronze medalist(s)

References

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