Valentina Toro

Valentina Toro

Teletón 2023
Personal information
Full name	Valentina Ivanina Toro Meneses
Born	(2000-02-17) 17 February 2000 (age 24)
Sport
Country	Chile
Sport	Karate
Weight class	55 kg
Events	Kumite Team kumite
Medal record Women's karate Representing  Chile Pan American Games 2023 Santiago Kumite 55 kg South American Games 2022 Asunción Kumite 55 kg Bolivarian Games 2022 Valledupar Kumite 55 kg 2022 Valledupar Team kumite

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.[7][8] She defeated Baurelys Torres of Cuba in her gold medal match.[7][8]

Toro studies civil engineering at the University of Santiago, Chile.[6]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Location	Rank	Event
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

1. "Valentina Toro". 2022 Bolivarian Games (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2022.
2. "Women's 55 kg". 2022 South American Games. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
3. "Medalists" (PDF). 2022 Bolivarian Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
4. "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.
5. "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
6. "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.
7. "Karatekas from Chile shine on Day 2 of Karate at Pan American Games". World Karate Federation. 5 November 2023. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
8. "2023 Pan American Games Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2024.