Michelle Sharon Valiente Amarilla (born May 7, 1998) is a Paraguayan beach volleyball player.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Michelle Sharon Valiente Amarilla |
| Nationality |  Paraguay |
| Born | 7 May 1998 Fernando de la Mora |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Beach volleyball |
Medal record | |
Alongside her partner Giuliana Poletti, she participated in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, after winning, along with their teammates Erika Mongelós and Fiorella Núñez, the CSV Olympic Qualifier held in Luque, Paraguay.[1]
Career
editHer sporting career initially developed in indoor volleyball, and in 2012 she was representing the Paraguayan national team in the South American Under-20 Championship in Lima,[2] and finished in eighth place,[3] in the same year she also represented in the edition of the South American Under-18 Championship in Callao,[4] when she played in the opposite position.[5]
In 2013, she teamed up with Erika Mongelós in the qualifiers in Asunción for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics,[6] and they finished runners-up.[7] They were bronze medalists in the XVII edition of the Bolivarian Games in Trujillo in 2013.[8]
In 2014, she was alongside Erika Mongelós in the Cochabamba qualifying stage for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics,[9] winning the title,[10] they went to compete in Nanjing at the Youth Olympics and finished in ninth place.[11] Later that year they competed together in the 2014 U-21 World Championships in Larnaca and finished in seventeenth place,[12] and ninth in the 2014 U19 World Championships in Porto.[13]
In 2015, alongside Mongelós again, she qualified for the 2015 Beach Volleyball World Championships through the qualifiers, at which time they were coached by Brazilian Adriano Garrido,[14] but it was alongside Gabriela Filippo that they competed in the championship,[15] when she finished in seventeenth place.
In the 2018 season, with Patricia Caballero, she won the gold medal at the 2018 South American Games in Cochabamba.[16][17]
She resumed the duo with Patricia Caballero on the 2019 South American Circuit on the Brasilia stage, they competed at the 2019 Beach Volleyball World Championships and the 2019 Pan American Games, where they finished in seventh place, they also finished fifth at the one-star World Circuit tournaments in Vaduz and Knokke-Heist.
In 2023, alongside Erika Mongelós, she won gold medals at the 2023 South American Beach Games in Santa Marta.[18] Together they competed in the 2023 edition of the Beach Volleyball World Championships in Mexico, they also competed in the 2023 Pan American Games finishing in eleventh place.
References
edit- ^ "¡El Team Paraguay de voley playa clasificado a los Juegos Olímpicos!". Comité Olímpico Paraguayo. 2024-06-16.
- ^ "Sudamericano Juvenil Femenino: Venezuela vence a Paraguay con tranquilidad" (in Spanish). 21 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Sudamericano Juvenil Femenino: Se definen del quinto al séptimo puestos" (in Spanish). 22 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Sudamericano Menores Femenino: Perú debuta con victoria en casa ante Paraguay" (in Spanish). 22 November 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Sudamericano Menores Femenino: Colombia obtuve su primera victoria" (in Spanish). 25 November 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "1º Etapa Clasificatoria Para Naijing: Temporada 2013/2014 empieza en la capital paraguaya" (in Spanish). 31 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "1º Etapa Clasificatoria Para Naijing: Brasil brilla en las arenas de Asunción" (in Spanish). 3 November 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Colombia obtuvo oro en el vóley playa de los Juegos Bolivarianos". RPP (in Spanish). 30 November 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Después del Circuito Sudamericano, Cochabamba tendrá la 3º parada clasificatória para Nanjing" (in Spanish). 3 April 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Nanjing 2014: Oro para las duplas de Venezuela y Paraguay" (in Spanish). 6 April 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games – Women – Ranking / Main draw". Archived from the original on 2017-05-30. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "U21 World Championships, Larnaka 2014 - Women - Ranking / Main draw". Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "U19 World Championships 2014 - Ranking / Main draw - Women". Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "CSV anuncia las duplas clasificadas al Mundial de Playa en Holanda" (in Spanish). 20 March 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "12 Duplas Sudamericanas Avanzan en El Mundial de Playa Holanda 2015" (in Spanish). 1 July 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Paraguay va en busca de doble medalla en vóley de playa" (in Spanish). Agencia IP. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "¡Batacazo y oro en vóley de playa!" (in Spanish). Crónica. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Michelle Valiente y Erika Mongelos conquistan el oro para Paraguay". El Nacional (in Spanish). 22 July 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.