María Torres García (born 22 July 1997)[1] is a Spanish karateka.[2] She won the gold medal in the women's +68 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[3][4] She is also a two-time silver medalist in the women's +68 kg event at the World Games (2022 and 2025).[5][6]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 July 1997 Málaga, Spain |
| Sport | |
| Country | Spain |
| Sport | Karate |
| Weight class | +68 kg |
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Medal record | |
Career
editTorres won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[7] 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.[8]
Torres won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event at the 2022 European Karate Championships held in Gaziantep, Turkey.[9][10] She also competed in the women's +68 kg event where she was eliminated in her third match.[10] Torres lost her bronze medal match in the women's +68 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[11] Two weeks later, she won the silver medal in the women's +68 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[5][6]
Torres competed in the women's +68 kg event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain where she was eliminated in her first match. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's +68 kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.[12] Torres won the silver medal in the women's +68 kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[13][14] She also won the gold medal in the women's team kumite event.[14]
Torres lost her bronze medal match in the women's +68 kg event at the 2024 European Karate Championships held in Zadar, Croatia.[15] A year later, she won a bronze medal in her event at the 2025 European Karate Championships held in Yerevan, Armenia.[16] She won the silver medal in the women's +68 kg event at the 2025 World Games held in Chengdu, China.[17][18]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 3rd | Team kumite |
| 2021 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 1st | Kumite +68 kg |
| 2022 | European Championships | Gaziantep, Turkey | 3rd | Team kumite |
| World Games | Birmingham, United States | 2nd | Kumite +68 kg | |
| 2023 | European Games | Kraków and Małopolska, Poland | 3rd | Kumite +68 kg |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | Kumite +68 kg | |
| 1st | Team kumite | |||
| 2025 | European Championships | Yerevan, Armenia | 3rd | Kumite +68 kg |
| World Games | Chengdu, China | 2nd | Kumite +68 kg |
References
edit- ↑ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- 1 2 "New Karate heroes crowned at The World Games 2022". World Karate Federation. 10 July 2022. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- 1 2 "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Houston, Michael (29 May 2022). "Hosts Turkey top European Karate Championships table with team kata gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- 1 2 "2022 European Karate Championships Results Book". ucarecdn.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ↑ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ↑ "Karate Medalists by Event" (PDF). 2023 European Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ↑ Berkeley, Geoff (28 October 2023). "Hárspataki loses dramatic final as Ukrainian shuns Russian on podium at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- 1 2 "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ↑ "2024 European Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ↑ "2025 European Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata. Archived from the original on 13 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ↑ Khalatyan, Rafael (10 August 2025). "Chengdu 2025: Karate champions crowned". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ↑ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2025 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.