María Fernanda Valdés Paris (born 17 March 1992) is a Chilean weightlifter. 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.
She competed at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.
Career
She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 75 kg event finishing ninth.
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 Ubaldina Valoyes, but the lower weight of the Chilean won her the gold medal. Days later, Chilean Weightlifting Federation confirmed her for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro 2016.
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.
At the 2017 World Championships in Anaheim, she finished in second place overall, achieving the top weight in the clean and jerk (146 kg).
She qualified to represent Chile at the 2020 Summer Olympics, but had to withdraw less than two weeks before the start of the event due to a shoulder dislocation.
Major results YearVenueWeight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank123Rank123RankOlympic Games2012 London, United Kingdom 75 kg 961001007120127131522362016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 75 kg 107107107613514214252427Pan American Games2019 Lima, Peru 87 kg 11011211421401431471259Bolivarian Games2013 Trujillo, Peru 75 kg 9510010041201251282220
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