Valentina Barrios Bornacelli (born 2 December 2003) is a Colombian javelin thrower.
Biography She finished fifth at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya in the women's javelin throw in August 2021. She was a silver medalist at the 2021 South American U23 Championships in Guayaquil, Ecuador. She won a bronze medal at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games.
She was silver medalist at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia in the women's javelin throw in August 2022. She was a silver medalist at the 2022 South American U23 Championships in Cascavel, Brazil.
As a freshman, Barrios competed for the Washington State Cougars track and field team in the NCAA.
She won the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon in June 2025, competing for the University of Missouri, with a personal best throw of 62.00 metres. She made the throw in the final round to move from fourth to first place, and measured at 15 feet longer than any of her other throws in the competition. She competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, advancing to the final and placing eleventh overall.
In June 2026, she placed fourth with a throw of 57.17 metres at the NCAA Championships. Later that month, she won the gold medal at the 2026 Pan American Championships in Medellín, with a throw of 60.72 metres. In August, she won the silver medal at the 2026 CAC Games with 58.14 metres.
Personal life She is from Barranquilla, Colombia.
International competitions Representing 2021South American U20 ChampionshipsLima, Peru1stJavelin throw 47.97 m World U20 ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya5th Javelin throw 54.43 mSouth American U23 ChampionshipsGuayaquil, Ecuador2nd Javelin throw 53.59 mJunior Pan American Games (U23)Cali, Colombia3rd Javelin throw 51.46 m2022NCAA Division I ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon, United States8th Javelin throw 54.03 mWorld U20 ChampionshipsCali, Colombia 2nd Javelin throw 57.84 m South American U23 ChampionshipsCascavel, Brazil2nd Javelin throw 57.31 m2024South American U23 ChampionshipsBucaramanga, Colombia 2ndJavelin throw53.61 m2025NCAA Division I ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon, United States1st Javelin throw 62.00 m Junior Pan American Games (U23)Asunción, Paraguay1stJavelin throw 60.16 m JGRWorld ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan11th Javelin throw 59.14 m2026NCAA Division I ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon, United States4thJavelin throw 57.17 mPan American ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia1stJavelin throw60.72 mCentral American and Caribbean GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic2nd Javelin throw58.14 m
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