Valentina Acosta Giraldo

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Valentina Acosta
Personal information
Full nameValentina Acosta Giraldo
NationalityColombian
Born (2000-04-19) 19 April 2000 (age 23)
Sport
CountryFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Sport Archery
Event(s) Recurve
Medal record
Women's recurve archery
Representing Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima Team
Pan American Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Monterrey Team
World Youth Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Madrid Individual

Valentina Acosta Giraldo [lower-alpha 1] (born 19 April 2000) is a Colombian archer. [1] [2] She won the gold medal at the 2019 World Youth Archery Championships. Two years later, she competed in the women's individual event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [3]

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  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Acostaand the second or maternal family name is Giraldo.

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References

  1. "Valentina Acosta". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. "Olympic athlete Valentina Acosta Giraldo's love for archery began with the 'Hunger Games' book series". philstarlife. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  3. "Archery: Women's individual start list (ranking round)" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.