María Torres
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 22 July 1997 Málaga, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||
| Country | Spain | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +68 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Kumite | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||
María Torres García (born 22 July 1997) is a Spanish karateka.[1] She won the gold medal in the women's +68 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[2][3]
She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[4] In June 2021, she competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Con el kárate en la sangre". SUR (in Spanish). 23 November 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (20 November 2021). "Kiyuna makes history as Olympic gold medallists retain titles at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "2018 World Karate Championships". SportData. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
Categories:
- Living people
- 1997 births
- Sportspeople from Málaga
- Spanish female karateka
- Spanish martial arts biography stubs
- European karate biography stubs