Valentina Barrios

Valentina Barrios
Personal information
Full nameValentina Barrios Bornacelli
Born (2003-12-02) December 2, 2003
Barranquilla, Colombia
Sport
Country Colombia
SportAthletics
Events
Achievements and titles
Personal best
Medal record
Women's athletics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World U20 Championships 0 1 0
Junior Pan American Games 0 0 1
South American U23 Championships 0 3 0
South American U20 Championships 1 0 0
NCAA Division I Championships 1 0 0
Total 2 4 1
Representing Colombia
World U20 Championships
2022 Cali Javelin throw
Junior Pan American Games
2021 Cali-Valle Javelin throw
South American U23 Championships
2021 Guayaquil Javelin throw
2022 Cascavel Javelin throw
2024 Bucaramanga Javelin throw
South American U20 Championships
2021 Lima Javelin throw
NCAA Division I Championships
2025 Eugene Javelin throw
Updated on 15 June 2025

Valentina Barrios Bornacelli (born 2 December 2003) is a Colombian javelin thrower.[1]

Career

She finished fifth at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya in the women's javelin throw in August 2021.[2] She was a silver medalist at the 2021 South American U23 Championships in Guayaquil, Ecuador.[3] She won a bronze medal at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games.[4]

She was silver medalist at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia in the women's javelin throw in August 2022.[5][6] She was a silver medalist at the 2022 South American U23 Championships in Cascavel, Brazil.[7]

She won the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon in June 2025, competing for the University of Missouri, with a personal best throw of 62.00 metres.[8][9][10] She made the throw in the final round to move from fourth to first place, and measured at 15 feet longer than any of her other throws in the competition.[11]

Personal life

She is from Barranquilla, Colombia.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Valentina Barrios". World Athletics. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  2. ^ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  3. ^ "South American Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Valentina, the force with a carnival soul that Colombia will have in the javelin throw". World Athletics. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Barrios claims Colombia's first medal of the championships". World Athletics. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  6. ^ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  7. ^ "South American Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  8. ^ "NCAA Women's DI Track and Field Championships 2025 Results & Scores". Flotrack. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Georgia women take the team lead at the outdoor track and field championships". abcnews. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Nathaniel, Makarawu and Mullings shine at NCAA Championships". World Athletics. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  11. ^ "VALENTINA BARRIOS BORNACELLI CHAMPION WOMEN'S JAVELIN - NCAA D1 OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025". Dye Stat. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Barrios Bornacelli Advances to Eugene as Women Open NCAA West Preliminary". pac-12.com. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2025.