Valentina Barrios

Valentina Barrios

Personal information
Full name	Valentina Barrios Bornacelli
Born	(2003-12-02) December 2, 2003 Barranquilla, Colombia
Parent	Juana Maria Bornacelli (mother)
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Athletics
Events	Triple jump Discus throw Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Javelin throw: 62.00 m (2025) NU23R
Medal record Representing Colombia Women's athletics Event 1st 2nd 3rd World U20 Championships 0 1 0 Pan American Championships 1 0 0 CAC Games 0 1 0 Junior Pan American Games 1 0 1 South American U23 Championships 0 3 0 South American U20 Championships 1 0 0 NCAA Division I Championships 1 0 0 Total 4 5 1 Pan American Championships 2026 Medellín Javelin throw Central American and Caribbean Games 2026 Santo Domingo Javelin throw World U20 Championships 2022 Cali Javelin throw Junior Pan American Games 2025 Asunción Javelin throw 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 7 September 2025

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

Career

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

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

As a freshman, Barrios competed for the Washington State Cougars track and field team in the NCAA.

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. 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. She competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, advancing to the final and placing eleventh overall.

Personal life

She is from Barranquilla, Colombia.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Colombia
2021	South American U20 Championships	Lima, Peru	1st	Javelin throw	47.97 m
	World U20 Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	5th	Javelin throw	54.43 m
	South American U23 Championships	Guayaquil, Ecuador	2nd	Javelin throw	53.59 m
	Junior Pan American Games (U23)	Cali, Colombia	3rd	Javelin throw	51.46 m
2022	NCAA Division I Championships	Eugene, Oregon, United States	8th	Javelin throw	54.03 m
	World U20 Championships	Cali, Colombia	2nd	Javelin throw	57.84 m NU20R
	South American U23 Championships	Cascavel, Brazil	2nd	Javelin throw	57.31 m
2024	South American U23 Championships	Bucaramanga, Colombia	2nd	Javelin throw	53.61 m
2025	NCAA Division I Championships	Eugene, Oregon, United States	1st	Javelin throw	62.00 m NU23R
	Junior Pan American Games (U23)	Asunción, Paraguay	1st	Javelin throw	60.16 m JGR
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	11th	Javelin throw	59.14 m
2026	NCAA Division I Championships	Eugene, Oregon, United States	4th	Javelin throw	57.17 m
	Pan American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	1st	Javelin throw	60.72 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	2nd	Javelin throw	58.14 m