Angie Valdés

Angie Valdés
Personal information
BornAngie Paola Valdés Pana
(2000-07-14) 14 July 2000
Barranquilla, Colombia
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLightweight
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Women's amateur boxing
IBA World Championships
2023 New Delhi Lightweight
Pan American Games
2023 Santiago Lightweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
2023 San Salvador Lightweight
South American Games
2022 Asunción Lightweight
Bolivarian Games
2022 Valledupar Lightweight

Angie Paola Valdés Pana (born 14 July 2000) is a Colombian boxer. She won the silver medal in the lightweight division at the 2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships.[1][2] Competing in the 60kg category, Valdés won gold medals at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games,[3] 2022 South American Games[4] and 2022 Bolivarian Games[5][6] as well as silver at the 2023 Pan American Games.[7] She also represented her country at the 2024 Summer Olympics, losing in the quarter-finals to Ireland's eventual gold medalist Kellie Harrington.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Jenny Arias y Angie Valdez, subcampeonas mundiales de boxeo". W Radio (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "Mundial de Boxeo femenino: Angie Valdez dejó todo en el ring y se quedó con la medalla de plata". noticiascaracol.com (in Spanish).
  3. ^ "Angie Paola Valdés: la boxeadora que hace patria trayendo medallas de oro a Colombia". Publi Metro (in Spanish).
  4. ^ "Angie Valdés ganó oro en los Juegos Sudamericanos". El Heraldo (in Spanish).
  5. ^ "Colombia campeón del boxeo de Juegos Bolivarianos Valledupar 2022". CV Noticias (in Spanish).
  6. ^ "Colombia domina en boxeo con siete oros, R. Dominicana obtiene tres". Swiss Info (in Spanish).
  7. ^ "La colombiana Angie Valdés, clasificada a Juegos Olímpicos París 2024, logró medalla de plata en los Panamericanos". transmisoraquindio.com (in Spanish).
  8. ^ "Angie Valdés, adiós a los Juegos Olímpicos 2024, perdió en los 60 kilos del boxeo". eltiempo.com (in Spanish).
  9. ^ "La boxeadora Angie Valdés le dijo adiós a los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024". elespectador.com (in Spanish).