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.
| Valentina Meriño | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valentina Franca Meriño Ferretti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Chile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 January 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic Gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2003-2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Marcela Ramírez, Enrique Hidalgo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biography
editIn 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
edit- ^ "MERINO Valentina - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ "The year 2003 was the first time Chile went to a GR World Championships". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-05-30.[self-published]
- ^ "Budapest 2003".
- ^ 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
- ^ "Gimnasia Rítmica en Chile. Los primeros varones". dialnet.unirioja.es.
- ^ "2007 World Championships" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Rhythmic gymnastics looses its princess". www.facebook.com.[self-published]