María Fernanda Valdés

María Fernanda Valdés Paris (born 17 March 1992) 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]

María Fernanda Valdés

Personal information
Born	(1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 (age 33) Coquimbo, Chile
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country	Chile
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	Women's 75 kg
Medal record World Championships 2017 Anaheim –90 kg Pan American Games 2019 Lima –87 kg 2011 Guadalajara –75 kg 2015 Toronto –75 kg

She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 75 kg event finishing ninth.^[3] She competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Career

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.

She qualified to represent Chile at the 2020 Summer Olympics,^[6] but had to retire less than two weeks before the start of the event due to a shoulder dislocation.^[7]

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Olympic Games
2012	London, United Kingdom	75 kg	96	100	100	7	120	127	131	5	223	6
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	75 kg	107	107	107	6	135	142	142	5	242	7
Pan American Games
2019	Lima, Peru	87 kg	110	112	114	2	140	143	147	1	259
Bolivarian Games
2013	Trujillo, Peru	75 kg	95	100	100	4	120	125	128	2	220