GALLARDO Karen

Chile

Athletics

Date of Birth: 6 Mar 1984

Age: 37

Gender: Female

Place of birth: VALDIVIA

Birth Country:

Chile

Place of residence : SANTIAGO

Residence Country:

Chile

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Discus Throw

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Long Throws	Women's Discus Throw Qualification - Group B	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Discus Throw
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	Qual. (57.81)
2012	London, GBR	Qual. (60.09)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Discus Throw
2017	London, GBR	Qual. (52.81)
2015	Beijing, CHN	Qual. (58.32)
2013	Moscow, RUS	Qual. (57.03)
2011	Daegu, KOR	Qual. (53.69)

Pan American Games

Year	Location	Discus Throw
2019	Lima, PER	9th (53.42)

South American Championships

Year	Location	Discus Throw
2021	Guayaquil, ECU	2nd (59.72)
2019	Lima, PER	4th (55.09)
2017	Luque, PAR	3rd (59.73)

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
5	2017	Discus Throw	World Challenge	Madrid, ESP	52.81

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Physical Education - University of Atacama, Copiapo, CHI

Languages spoken:

Spanish

Coach:

Tulio Moya [national], CHI

Start:

She took up athletics at age 15, and began to focus on discus throw at age 17. (ellibero.cl, 23 Jan 2016)

Reason:

"I started with shot put, then the hammer. I had a bad period with the javelin and took up discus throw by chance." (fedachi.cl, 14 May 2020)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (fedachi.cl, 14 May 2020)

Influence:

Her first coach Ramon Tapia. (fedachi.cl, 14 May 2020)

Award:

She received the 2014 Sportsperson of Team Chile Award. (coch.cl, 01 Dec 2014)

A training centre has been named after her in Copiapo, Chile. (24horas.cl, 28 Apr 2016)

General Interest

General
COACH
She has worked as a coach for the Chilean Paralympic Committee, and has trained Chilean Para athletes Rodrigo Coloma and Francisca Mardones. She has also worked for the athletics section of the University of Chile. (deporteazul.cl, 26 Jul 2019; LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2019; latercera.com, 18 Apr 2016; ellibero.cl, 23 Jan 2016)

FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied for a master's degree in sports management at the Andres Bello University in Santiago, Chile. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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