VALDES PARIS Maria Fernanda
Chile
17 Mar 1992
29
Female
Olympic Scholarship
1.61/5'3''
COQUIMBO
Chile
SANTIAGO
Chile
Events and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Weightlifting |
Women's 87kg |
Schedule
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Highlights
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Olympic Games
World Championships - Part one
Pan American Games
Pan American Championships
Legend
C&J - Clean & Jerk, (---) - no valid result, DSQ - Disqualified
| Year | Location | 75kg - Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | 7th (242) |
| 2012 | London, GBR | 6th (223) |
World Championships - Part one
| Year | Location | 75kg - Total | 75kg - Snatch | 75kg - C&J | 90kg | 90kg - Snatch | 90kg - Clean & Jerk | 87kg - Total | 87kg - Snatch | 87kg - C&J |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Pattaya, THA | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4th (251) | 5th (108) | 4th (143) |
| 2018 | Ashgabat, TKM | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4th (250) | 5th (110) | 3rd (140) |
| 2017 | Anaheim, CA, USA | - | - | - | 2nd (255) | 4th (109) | 1st (146) | - | - | - |
| 2015 | Houston, TX, USA | 9th (242) | 8th (107) | 9th (135) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | Almaty, KAZ | 13th (219) | 17th (94) | 13th (125) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pan American Games
| Year | Location | 87kg - Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Lima, PER | 1st (259) |
Pan American Championships
| Year | Location | 90kg | 90kg - Snatch | 90kg - Clean & Jerk | 87kg - Total | 87kg - Snatch | 87kg - C&J |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Santo Domingo, DOM | - | - | - | 6th (229) | 8th (100) | 6th (129) |
| 2019 | Guatemala City, GUA | - | - | - | 2nd (249) | 2nd (108) | 1st (141) |
| 2018 | Santo Domingo, DOM | 2nd (253) | 2nd (110) | 1st (143) | - | - | - |
| 2017 | Miami, FL, USA | 1st (253) | 2nd (111) | 1st (142) | - | - | - |
Legend
C&J - Clean & Jerk, (---) - no valid result, DSQ - Disqualified
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Athlete, Student
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Civil Engineering - Andres Bello University, Santiago, CHI
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Husband Jorge Avalos Gonzalez
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Spanish
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Giorgi Panchev [national], BUL
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Her husband Jorge is a weightlifting coach. (Chilevision YouTube channel, 06 Mar 2020)
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She sustained a shoulder injury while competing at the 2019 World Championships in Pattaya, Thailand, and had to undergo surgery in October 2019. She was unable to train for six months as she recovered. (diarioeldia.cl, 20 Apr 2020; Chilevision YouTube channel, 06 Mar 2020)
In January 2012 she fractured her ankle, which sidelined her for a few months and also affected her performance at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (huffingtonpost.com, 03 Aug 2012)
In January 2012 she fractured her ankle, which sidelined her for a few months and also affected her performance at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (huffingtonpost.com, 03 Aug 2012)
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She took up the sport at age 13 in La Serena, Chile. (Chilevision YouTube channel, 06 Mar 2020; diarioeldia.cl, 02 Jan 2018)
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Her father signed her up at a gym and she became interested in lifting weights. One of the coaches then invited her to try the sport. "I spent four months lifting a broomstick to learn the proper technique. It was very boring. The first time I lifted weight was during a competition and that was when I fell in love with the sport." (Chilevision YouTube channel, 06 Mar 2020)
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To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (panamsports.org, 08 Mar 2021)
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She trains for six hours a day. (latercera.com, 01 Aug 2019)
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Winning two gold medals and a silver medal at the 2017 Pan American Championships in Miami, FL, United States of America, and receiving the Chilean National Sports Award in 2017. (ahoranoticias.cl, 04 Oct 2018; elobservatodo.cl, 27 Jul 2017)
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"For me, the medals are not that important. I think that all the work and all the people involved behind it has much more value. Once I get a medal, and after the photos, I forget about it and start a new process." (Chilevision YouTube channel, 06 Mar 2020)
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She received the 2017 National Sports Award from the government of Chile. (ahoranoticias.cl, 04 Oct 2018)
She was named Chile's flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the 2018 South American Games in Cochabamba, Bolivia. (iwf.net, 18 May 2018)
In 2017 she was presented with the 'Best of the Best' award by the Chilean Olympic Committee and the Circle of Sports Journalists. (iwf.net, 08 Jan 2018)
She was named Chile's flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the 2018 South American Games in Cochabamba, Bolivia. (iwf.net, 18 May 2018)
In 2017 she was presented with the 'Best of the Best' award by the Chilean Olympic Committee and the Circle of Sports Journalists. (iwf.net, 08 Jan 2018)
Legend
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