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Karen Gallardo

Gallardo in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Karen Pamela Gallardo Pinto
Born	(1984-03-06) March 6, 1984 (age 40) Valdivia, Los Ríos
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
Country	Chile
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus
Medal record Women's athletics South American Games 2006 Buenos Aires Discus throw 2014 Santiago Discus throw 2022 Asunción Discus throw South American Championships 2009 Lima Discus throw 2011 Buenos Aires Discus throw 2021 Guayaquil Discus throw 2023 São Paulo Discus throw 2006 Tunja Discus throw 2013 Cartagena Discus throw 2017 Asunción Discus throw Ibero-American Championships 2014 São Paulo Discus throw 2008 Iquique Discus throw 2012 Barquisimeto Discus throw
Updated on 27 January 2015

Karen Pamela Gallardo Pinto (born 6 March 1984 in Valdivia, Los Ríos) is a Chilean athlete. She competed for Chile in discus at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Personal bests

• Shot put: 13.48 m – Santiago de Chile, 24 October 2009
• Discus throw: 61.10 m NR – Castellón, 2 August 2015

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Chile
2004	South American U23 Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	2nd	Discus throw	44.00 m
2006	South American Championships	Tunja, Colombia	7th	Shot put	12.01 m A
			3rd	Discus throw	48.75 m A
	South American U23 Championships / South American Games	Buenos Aires, Argentina	1st	Discus throw	52.01 m NR
2007	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	5th	Discus throw	48.94 m
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	12th	Discus throw	46.11 m
2008	Ibero-American Championships	Iquique, Chile	2nd	Discus throw	53.10 m NR
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	4th (guest)	Discus throw	51.46 m A
2009	ALBA Games	Havana, Cuba	8th	Shot put	13.10 m
			3rd	Discus throw	57.48 m NR
	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	6th	Shot put	12.93 m A
			2nd	Discus throw	55.91 m
	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	8th	Discus throw	55.38 m
2010	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	4th	Discus throw	54.30 m
2011	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	2nd	Discus throw	54.91 m
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	24th (q)	Discus throw	53.69 m
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	5th	Discus throw	57.17 m
2012	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	3rd	Discus throw	57.40 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	21st (q)	Discus throw	60.09 m
2013	South American Championships	Cartagena, Colombia	3rd	Discus throw	57.04 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	18th (q)	Discus throw	57.03 m
	Bolivarian Games	Trujillo, Peru	1st	Discus throw	56.77 m
2014	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	1st	Discus throw	59.65 m
	Ibero-American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	Discus throw	59.66 m
	Pan American Sports Festival	Mexico City, Mexico	3rd	Discus throw	58.24m A
2015	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	4th	Discus throw	56.90 m
	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	5th	Discus throw	59.11 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	22nd (q)	Discus throw	58.32 m
2016	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	Discus throw	58.84 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	18th (q)	Discus throw	57.81 m
2017	South American Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	3rd	Discus throw	59.73 m
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	29th (q)	Discus throw	52.81 m
	Bolivarian Games	Santa Marta, Colombia	1st	Discus throw	55.73 m
2019	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	4th	Discus throw	55.09 m
	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	10th	Discus throw	53.42 m
2021	South American Championships	Guayaquil, Ecuador	2nd	Discus throw	59.72 m
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	29th (q)	Discus throw	55.81 m
2022	Ibero-American Championships	La Nucía, Spain	2nd	Discus throw	59.39 m
	Bolivarian Games	Valledupar, Colombia	1st	Discus throw	59.38 m
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	22nd (q)	Discus throw	57.78 m
	South American Games	Asunción, Paraguay	3rd	Discus throw	57.62 m
2023	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	2nd	Discus throw	59.92 m
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	27th (q)	Discus throw	56.74 m
	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	9th	Discus throw	55.36 m
2024	Ibero-American Championships	Cuiabá, Brazil	4th	Discus throw	55.96 m

References

1. Karen Gallardo (in Spanish), Televisión Nacional de Chile
2. Biography - GALLARDO Karen Pamela, PASO, retrieved January 27, 2015
3. London 2012 Archived 2012-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
4. "Athletics GALLARDO Karen". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2021-08-29.

External links

• Karen Gallardo at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karen Gallardo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.

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