Karen Gallardo

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

Karen Gallardo

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

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Gallardo and the second or maternal family name is Pinto.

Personal bests

• Shot put: 13.48 m – Santiago de Chile, 24 October 2009
• Discus throw: 60.48 m NR – Santiago de Chile, 22 October 2011

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
2019	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	4th	Discus throw	55.09 m
	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	10th	Discus throw	53.42 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

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.