Karen Gallardo

Karen Pamela Gallardo Pinto (born 6 March 1984 in Valdivia, Los Ríos)[1] is a Chilean athlete.[2] She competed for Chile in discus at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

Karen Gallardo
Gallardo in 2014
Personal information
Full nameKaren Pamela Gallardo Pinto
Born (1984-03-06) March 6, 1984
Valdivia, Los Ríos
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
Country Chile
SportAthletics
Event(s)Discus
Medal record
Women's athletics
South American Games
Gold medal – first place2006 Buenos Aires Discus throw
Gold medal – first place2014 Santiago Discus throw
Bronze medal – third place2022 Asunción Discus throw
South American Championships
Silver medal – second place2009 LimaDiscus throw
Silver medal – second place2011 Buenos AiresDiscus throw
Bronze medal – third place2006 TunjaDiscus throw
Bronze medal – third place2013 CartagenaDiscus throw
Ibero-American Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 São Paulo Discus throw
Silver medal – second place2008 IquiqueDiscus throw
Bronze medal – third place2012 BarquisimetoDiscus throw
Updated on 27 January 2015.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gallardo and the second or maternal family name is Pinto.

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

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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
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
World Championships Eugene, United States 22nd (q) Discus throw 57.78 m
South American Games Asunción, Paraguay 3rd Discus throw 57.62 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". Olympics.com/tokyo-2020/. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
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