Valeria Antolino
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Valeria Angelina Antolino Pacheco August 30, 2002 Venezuela |
| Sport | |
| Country | Spain |
| Sport | Diving |
Events | 3 m springboard, 10 m platform |
| Club | Real Canoe N. C. |
Valeria Angelina Antolino Pacheco (born 30 August 2002) is a Spanish diver who competes in the springboard and platform events. She is a multiple medallist at the European Aquatics Championships, a double bronze medallist at the 2023 European Games, and finished eighth in the women's 3 metre springboard at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the best result by a Spanish female diver in Olympic history.[1] She is based in Madrid and competes for the Real Canoe Natación Club.[2]
Early life
Antolino was born in Venezuela and has lived in Madrid since the age of 13. Through her Spanish grandmother she has held Spanish citizenship from birth, and she also holds Italian citizenship inherited from her paternal grandfather.[3]
Career
2023 European Games
At the 2023 European Games in Kraków, Antolino won two bronze medals. She first claimed bronze in the mixed team event alongside Alberto Arévalo, Rocío Velázquez and Carlos Camacho, and then took a second bronze in the women's synchronised 10 metre platform with Ana Carvajal, scoring 261.48 points behind Germany and Ukraine.[4]
2024 European Aquatics Championships
At the 2024 European Aquatics Championships in Belgrade, Antolino won three medals. She took gold in the mixed team event with Carlos Camacho and Juan Pablo Cortés, and the following day claimed a second gold with Camacho in the mixed 10 metre platform synchro. She later won silver with Ana Carvajal in the women's 10 metre synchronised platform, with a score of 260.67 points, behind the Ukrainian pair Kseniia Bailo and Sofiia Lyskun.[5]
2024 Summer Olympics
Antolino represented Spain at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the women's 3 metre springboard. She qualified for the semifinals in seventh position with 297.70 points in the preliminary round.[6] She advanced to the final and finished eighth with 292.95 points, the best result ever achieved by a Spanish female diver at the Olympic Games.[7][8]
2025 European Diving Championships
At the 2025 European Diving Championships in Antalya, Antolino finished fourth in the individual 10 metre platform final with 298.10 points.[9] She also placed fourth with Carlos Camacho in the mixed 10 metre synchronised platform, and closed the championships with gold in the women's 10 metre synchronised platform alongside Ana Carvajal. The Spanish pair, who had taken silver in the same event in Belgrade the previous year, beat the defending Ukrainian champions Kseniia Bailo and Sofiia Lyskun with 305.82 points to 286.44.[10]
2026 season
In April 2026, Antolino took bronze in the individual 10 metre platform at the Italy Open in Turin, finishing behind her compatriot Ana Carvajal (silver) and the Italian Sarah Jodoin di Maria (gold).[11]
References
- ↑ "Juegos Olímpicos | Valeria Antolino acaba octava y firma el mejor resultado de una saltadora olímpica española" [Olympic Games | Valeria Antolino finishes eighth, the best result by a Spanish Olympic female diver]. Eurosport (in Spanish). 9 August 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "Ana Carvajal y Valeria Antolino, dos delfines a punto de saltar sobre París" [Ana Carvajal and Valeria Antolino, two dolphins about to jump over Paris]. Telemadrid (in Spanish). 22 July 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "Valeria Antolino, octava en final de trampolín de 3 metros" [Valeria Antolino, eighth in the 3 metre springboard final]. Telemadrid (in Spanish). 9 August 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "Las españolas Antolino y Carvajal, bronce en saltos sincronizados desde plataforma" [Spaniards Antolino and Carvajal, bronze in synchronised platform diving]. Infobae (in Spanish). 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "Valeria Antolino y Ana Carvajal se cuelgan la plata en plataforma de 10 metros" [Valeria Antolino and Ana Carvajal take silver in 10 metre platform]. Infobae (in Spanish). 22 June 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "Juegos Olímpicos París 2024: Valeria Antolino se mete en semifinales con la séptima mejor puntuación en trampolín de 3 metros" [Paris 2024 Olympics: Valeria Antolino reaches the semifinals with the seventh-best score in the 3 metre springboard]. Eurosport (in Spanish). 7 August 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "Juegos Olímpicos París 2024: Valeria Antolino se mete en semifinales con la séptima mejor puntuación en trampolín de 3 metros" [Paris 2024 Olympics: Valeria Antolino reaches the semifinals with the seventh-best score in the 3 metre springboard]. Eurosport (in Spanish). 7 August 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "Valeria Antolino se clasificó para la final de trampolín 3 metros en los Juegos de París" [Valeria Antolino qualified for the 3 m springboard final at the Paris Olympics]. Visibilitas (in Spanish). 9 August 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "Valeria Antolino, cuarta en la final de plataforma de los Europeos de Antalya" [Valeria Antolino, fourth in the platform final of the Antalya European Championships]. Infobae (in Spanish). 24 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "Las españolas Antolino y Carvajal, oro en la final de saltos sincronizados de 10 metros" [Spaniards Antolino and Carvajal, gold in the 10 metre synchronised diving final]. Infobae (in Spanish). 28 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "Ana Carvajal logró la plata y Valeria Antolino el bronce en plataforma en el Italia Open" [Ana Carvajal took silver and Valeria Antolino bronze on the platform at the Italy Open]. Visibilitas (in Spanish). 29 April 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.