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Valentina Meriño

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Valentina Meriño
Full nameValentina Franca Meriño Ferretti
Country represented Chile
Born (1987-01-26) 26 January 1987 (age 37)
DisciplineRhythmic Gymnastics
LevelInternational Elite
Years on national team2003-2010
Head coach(es)Marcela Ramírez, Enrique Hidalgo
Retiredyes
Medal record
Rhythmic gymnastics
Representing  Chile
South American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Buenos Aires Ribbon
South American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 San Cristóbal Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 San Cristóbal All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2007 San Cristóbal Rope
Gold medal – first place 2007 San Cristóbal Hoop
Gold medal – first place 2007 San Cristóbal Clubs

Valentina Franca Meriño Ferretti (born 26 January 1987) is a retired Chilean rhythmic gymnast.[1] She's a medalist at South American and Pan American level.

Biography

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In 2003 Valentina was the national Chilean champion and participated in the World Championships in Budapest, the first in which Chile took part.[2][3]

Selected for the 2006 South American Games in Buenos Aires she won bronze in the ribbon final, behind Anahí Sosa and Ana Paula Scheffer.[4][5]

In September 2007 she competed at the World Championships in Patras, taking 97th place in the All-Around.[6] A month later she won gold in teams (along Paloma Garate, Catalina Ulloa and Catalina Vichez), in the All-Around, with rope, hoop and clubs at the South American Championships.[7]

Meriño studied physical education at the Autonomous University of Chile, and psychology at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. She retired in 2010.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "MERINO Valentina - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  2. ^ "The year 2003 was the first time Chile went to a GR World Championships". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-05-30.[self-published]
  3. ^ "Budapest 2003".
  4. ^ Rodríguez III, Ernesto (2010), LIBROS DEL CICLO OLÍMPICO ARGENTINO - Libro I de los Juegos Odesur 1978-2010 (in Spanish) (1a. ed.), Buenos Aires: Alarco Ediciones, p. 192, ISBN 978-987-1367-18-4, retrieved 2012-06-03
  5. ^ "Gimnasia Rítmica en Chile. Los primeros varones". dialnet.unirioja.es.
  6. ^ "2007 World Championships" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
  7. ^ bruffinelli (2007-11-24). "No llores por mi Valentina: yo ya lo hice por ti". el blog de bernardita ruffinelli (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  8. ^ "Rhythmic gymnastics looses its princess". www.facebook.com.[self-published]