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
Silver medal – second place 2023 New Delhi Lightweight
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Lightweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador Lightweight
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción Lightweight
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 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).