Heyddys Valentín

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Heyddys Valentín
Born (1991-09-25) 25 September 1991 (age 32)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
WeaponÉpée, sabre
Handright-handed
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Women's Fencing
Representing  Dominican Republic
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Team sabre
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mayagüez Team sabre
Silver medal – second place 2014 Veracruz Team sabre
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Mayagüez Team épée
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Veracruz Team épée
Bolivarian Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 Trujillo team sabre
Silver medal – second place 2022 Valledupar Individual sabre
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Valledupar Team sabre

Heyddys Estibalys Ysabel Valentín (born September 25, 1991, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic[1]) is a Dominican female fencer.

Career[edit]

2010[edit]

Valentín won the gold medal in team Sabre during the Central American and Caribbean Games[2] and the bronze in team Épée.[3]

2011[edit]

She ended up in the fourth place during the Pan American Games in the team sabre competition, when they fall 44–45 to the Venezuelan team in the bronze medal match, having defeated Argentina 45–44 in the quarterfinals, before losing 12–45 to the United States.[4]

2013[edit]

In March, Valentín shared the bronze medal of the Dominican Republic Women's Festival in sabre competition.[5] She won the Bolivarian Games women's team sabre silver medal.[6] At the Absolute Fencing Korfanty World Cup in Chicago, she helped her team to reach the team sabre fifteenth place.[7]

2014[edit]

Valentín represented her home country during the Central American and Caribbean Games, winning the silver medal in Team Sabre after falling 41–45 to the Mexican team[8] and bronze in Team Épée.[9]

2015[edit]

She ranked twelfth in the Pan American Championships losing 10–15 to Mexican Paola Pliego in the round of 16,[10] but qualified for the 2015 Pan American Games.[11] At the Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada, she took part in the omen's sabre competition, but lost 8–15 in the round of 16 to American Dagmara Wozniak placing twelfth[12] and ranked seventh in the Fencing at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's team sabre competition, losing 36–45 to the Venezuelan team in the quarterfinals and winning 45–29 to El Salvador in the 7/8 placement match.[13][14]

2017[edit]

Valentín became Sabre national champión when she defeated 15–14 to Rossy Félix.[15]

2018[edit]

In the round of 32 at the 2018 Pan American Fencing Championships, Valentín lost 7-15to American Dagmara Wozniak[16] and ranked seventh in the team sabre competition.[17]

2019[edit]

Valentín defeated 15–8 to compatriot Rossy Félix in the round of 16, also defeated Colombian lost 5–15 to Canadian Gabriella Page[18] ending up in fifth place in the individual sabre competition[19] and placed with her team eighth in the team competition falling 40–45 to the Venezuelan team in the quarterfinal round.[20]

She won the team sabre silver medal[21] and ranked ninth in the individual sabre during the Fencing at the 2019 Pan American Games.[22][23] She took part in the sabre individual event, ranking fifth in the preliminary round,[24] but lost 11–15 to Cuban Aymara Tablada.[25]

2021[edit]

Valentín lost 5–15 to the Argentinian María Belén Pérez Maurice in the zonal tournament,[26] winning the bronze medal but did not qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[27]

She received the Athlete of the Year award in Fencing by the Dominican Republic Olympic Committee.[28]

2022[edit]

She traveled in April to Spain in order to train for the Central American and Caribbean Games.[29]

Valentín won the individual sabre competition silver medal in the Bolivarian Games.[30] She also took part of the team sabre competition, but finished last with her team after falling 26–45 to Venezuela and 36–45 to the Chilean team.[31][32]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Heyddys Estibalys Ysabel Valentín" (in Spanish). Creso. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Venezuela y R.D. con oro en esgrima". ESPN (in Spanish). Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. AP. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  3. ^ Rodríguez, Ramón (24 July 2010). "Esgrima, disciplina emergente con mejor resultado Mayaguez". Listin Diario (in Spanish). Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  4. ^ Rodríguez, Ramón (29 October 2011). "Villanueva: oro en karate; RD llega a las 30 medallas". Listin Diario (in Spanish). Guadalajara, Mexico. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  5. ^ Sánchez G., Carlos (19 March 2013). "Félix, alegre como mujer por esgrima en festival". El Caribe (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Esgrima logra plata por equipo en femenino". Listin Diario (in Spanish). 24 November 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Absolute Fencing Korfanty World Cup". Chicago: FIE. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  8. ^ "México consigue oro en esgrima femenil al vencer a República Dominicana en Veracruz 2014". 20 Minutos (in Spanish). Notimex. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  9. ^ Rodríguez, Ramón (20 November 2014). "Durán pega tiro de "oro"; Losos gana plata y bronce". Listin Diario (in Spanish). Veracruz, Mexico. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Campeonato Panamericano de Mayores" (PDF) (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: FAE. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Limardo, campeón olímpico de esgrima confirma supremacía en Chile". Cuba Si (in Spanish). 20 April 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Toronto 2015 Fencing Official Results Book" (PDF). Fencing Canada. 25 July 2015. p. 144. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Toronto 2015 Fencing Official Results Book" (PDF). Fencing Canada. 25 July 2015. p. 162. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  14. ^ Rodríguez, Ramón (24 July 2014). "Santos y Villanueva se bañan de oro". Listin Diario (in Spanish). Toronto, Canada. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Valentín derrota a Félix y es nueva campeona nacional de sable". Colimdo (in Spanish). Santo Domingo. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  16. ^ Jomantas, Nicole (16 June 2018). "Wozniak Wins First Pan Am Title, Team USA Opens with Five Medals". USA Fencing. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  17. ^ "2018 Pan American Championships women's senior sabre team". FIE. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  18. ^ "List of Results". FIE. 29 June 2019. p. 2. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  19. ^ "List of Results". FIE. 29 June 2019. p. 2. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  20. ^ "Women's senior sabre team". FIE. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  21. ^ Rodríguez, Ramón (10 August 2019). "Con sables en las manos esgrima obtiene plata". Listin Diario (in Spanish). Lima, Peru. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  22. ^ "Medallas y Ranking - Sable Individual Femenino" (in Spanish). Lima 2019. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  23. ^ "Medallas y Ranking - Sable Equipo Femenino" (in Spanish). Lima 2019. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  24. ^ "Libro de Resultados Esgrima" (PDF) (in Spanish). Panam Sports. 12 August 2019. p. 83. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  25. ^ "Libro de Resultados Esgrima" (PDF) (in Spanish). Panam Sports. 12 August 2019. p. 84. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  26. ^ "Con Belén Pérez Maurice se agranda el cupo olímpico argentino" (in Spanish). Ole. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  27. ^ "Finaliza el Evento de clasificación de zona de esgrima panamericano en San José, Costa Rica" (in Spanish). Lausanne, Switzerland: FIE. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  28. ^ "Robert Pigozzi atleta del año en la República Dominicana" [Robert Pigozzi athlete of the year in the Dominican Republic]. Prensa Latina (in Spanish). Santo Domingo. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  29. ^ "Esgrimistas de RD parten a España a preparase para Juegos 2023" (in Spanish). Taragona, Spain: Hoy. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  30. ^ "Heyddys Valentín se quedó con la plata en esgrima Bolivarianos" (in Spanish). Valledupar, Colombia: Hoy. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  31. ^ "Espada equipos Femenina" (in Spanish). Valledupar 2022. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  32. ^ "Juegos Bolivarianos: La esgrima da una nueva alegría al Team Chile" (in Spanish). 24horas.cl. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.

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