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Spanish karateka (born 1997)

María Torres García
Personal information
Born (1997-07-22) 22 July 1997 (age 27)
Málaga, Spain
Sport
CountrySpain
SportKarate
Weight class+68 kg
Events
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Spain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Dubai Kumite +68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Budapest Team kumite
Silver medal – second place 2023 Budapest 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 place 2022 Gaziantep Team kumite
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Kumite +68 kg

María Torres García (born 22 July 1997) is a Spanish karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's +68 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She won the silver medal in the women's +68 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.

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. 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.

Torres won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event at the 2022 European Karate Championships held in Gaziantep, Turkey. She also competed in the women's +68 kg event where she was eliminated in her third match. Torres lost her bronze medal match in the women's +68 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. 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.

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. Torres won the silver medal in the women's +68 kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She also won the gold medal in the women's team kumite event.

Torres lost her bronze medal match in the women's +68 kg event at the 2024 European Karate Championships held in Zadar, Croatia.

Achievements

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

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