María Torres

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 won the silver medal in the women's +68 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[5][6]

María Torres García
Personal information
Born (1997-07-22) 22 July 1997
Málaga, Spain
Sport
CountrySpain
SportKarate
Weight class+68 kg
Event(s)Kumite
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Spain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Dubai Kumite +68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Madrid Team kumite
World Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Kumite +68 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 GaziantepTeam kumite
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 Kraków-MałopolskaKumite +68 kg

Career

Torres 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] She 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]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
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

References
  1. "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. "Con el kárate en la sangre". SUR (in Spanish). 23 November 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  3. Morgan, Liam (20 November 2021). "Kiyuna makes history as Olympic gold medallists retain titles at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  4. "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  5. "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.
  6. "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  7. "2018 World Karate Championships". SportData. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  8. "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.
  9. Houston, Michael (29 May 2022). "Hosts Turkey top European Karate Championships table with team kata gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  10. "2022 European Karate Championships Results Book". ucarecdn.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  11. "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  12. "Karate Medalists by Event" (PDF). 2023 European Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
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