Heyddys Valentín

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| name = Heyddys Valentín

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|9|25|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

| weapon = Épée, sabre

| hand = right-handed

| height = 1.62 m

| weight = 63 kg

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| fieranking = [https://fie.org/athletes/25347 current ranking]

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{{MedalCountry | {{DOM}} }}

{{MedalBronze| 2014 Veracruz | [[Fencing at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games|

Team épée]]}}

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Heyddys Estibalys Ysabel Valentín (born September 25, 1991, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic{{cite news|url=https://cresord.org/atletas/heyddys-estibalys-ysabel-valentin/|title=Heyddys Estibalys Ysabel Valentín|publisher=Creso|language=Spanish|access-date=26 June 2022}}) is a Dominican female fencer.

Career

=2010=

Valentín won the gold medal in team Sabre during the Central American and Caribbean Games{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com.ar/noticias/nota?s=otros-deportes/centroamericanos2010&id=1065124&type=story|title=Venezuela y R.D. con oro en esgrima|location=Mayaguez, Puerto Rico|agency=AP|work=ESPN|language=Spanish|date=26 June 2022|access-date=26 June 2022}} and the bronze in team Épée.{{cite news|url=https://listindiario.com/el-deporte/2010/07/24/151878/esgrima-disciplina-emergente-con-mejor-resultado-mayaguez|title=Esgrima, disciplina emergente con mejor resultado Mayaguez|location=Mayaguez, Puerto Rico|last=Rodríguez|first=Ramón|newspaper=Listin Diario|language=Spanish|date=24 July 2010|access-date=3 July 2022}}

=2011=

She ended up in the fourth place during the Pan American Games in the team sabre competition, when they fall 44–45 to the Venezuelan team in the bronze medal match, having defeated Argentina 45–44 in the quarterfinals, before losing 12–45 to the United States.{{cite news|url=https://listindiario.com/el-deporte/2011/10/29/209023/villanueva-oro-en-karate-rd-llega-a-las-30-medallas|title=Villanueva: oro en karate; RD llega a las 30 medallas|location=Guadalajara, Mexico|last=Rodríguez|first=Ramón|newspaper=Listin Diario|language=Spanish|date=29 October 2011|access-date=3 July 2022}}

=2013=

In March, Valentín shared the bronze medal of the Dominican Republic Women's Festival in sabre competition.{{cite news|url=https://www.elcaribe.com.do/sin-categoria/felix-alegre-como-mujer-por-esgrima-festival/|title=Félix, alegre como mujer por esgrima en festival|last=Sánchez G.|first=Carlos|newspaper=El Caribe|language=Spanish|date=19 March 2013|access-date=3 July 2022}} She won the Bolivarian Games women's team sabre silver medal.{{cite news|url=https://listindiario.com/el-deporte/2013/11/24/300779/esgrima-logra-plata-por-equipo-en-femenino|title=Esgrima logra plata por equipo en femenino|newspaper=Listin Diario|language=Spanish|date=24 November 2013|access-date=3 July 2022}} At the Absolute Fencing Korfanty World Cup in Chicago, she helped her team to reach the team sabre fifteenth place.{{cite news|url=https://fie.org/competition/2013/760/results/ranking/pdf?lang=en|title=Absolute Fencing Korfanty World Cup|location=Chicago|publisher=FIE|date=5 May 2013|access-date=3 July 2022}}

=2014=

Valentín represented her home country during the Central American and Caribbean Games, winning the silver medal in Team Sabre after falling 41–45 to the Mexican team{{cite news|url=https://www.20minutos.com.mx/deportes/noticia/juegos-panamericanos-oro-esgrima-femenil-paola-julieta-19645/0/|title=México consigue oro en esgrima femenil al vencer a República Dominicana en Veracruz 2014|agency=Notimex|newspaper=20 Minutos|language=Spanish|date=19 November 2014|access-date=3 July 2022}} and bronze in Team Épée.{{cite news|url=https://listindiario.com/el-deporte/2014/11/20/346024/duran-pega-tiro-de-oro-losos-gana-plata-y-bronce|title=Durán pega tiro de "oro"; Losos gana plata y bronce|last=Rodríguez|first=Ramón|location=Veracruz, Mexico|newspaper=Listin Diario|language=Spanish|date=20 November 2014|access-date=3 July 2022}}

=2015=

She ranked twelfth in the Pan American Championships losing 10–15 to Mexican Paola Pliego in the round of 16,{{cite news|url=http://www.esgrima-fae.com.ar/userfiles/file/FAE%202015/PANA%20MAY%20CHILE/CPM%20SFI%202015.pdf|title=Campeonato Panamericano de Mayores|location=Santiago, Chile|publisher=FAE|language=Spanish|date=19 April 2015|access-date=3 July 2022}} but qualified for the 2015 Pan American Games.{{cite news|url=https://cubasi.cu/es/cubasi-noticias-cuba-mundo-ultima-hora/item/38616-limardo-campeon-olimpico-de-esgrima-confirma-supremacia-en-chile|title=Limardo, campeón olímpico de esgrima confirma supremacía en Chile|newspaper=Cuba Si|language=Spanish|date=20 April 2015|access-date=3 July 2022}}

At the Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada, she took part in the omen's sabre competition, but lost 8–15 in the round of 16 to American Dagmara Wozniak placing twelfth{{cite news|url=https://www.fencing.ca/results/2015_TO2015_PanAmGames/Toronto%202015%20Pan%20Am%20Games%20Results%20Book%20-%20Fencing.pdf|title=Toronto 2015 Fencing Official Results Book|publisher=Fencing Canada|page=144|date=25 July 2015|access-date=3 July 2022}} and ranked seventh in the Fencing at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's team sabre competition, losing 36–45 to the Venezuelan team in the quarterfinals and winning 45–29 to El Salvador in the 7/8 placement match.{{cite news|url=https://www.fencing.ca/results/2015_TO2015_PanAmGames/Toronto%202015%20Pan%20Am%20Games%20Results%20Book%20-%20Fencing.pdf|title=Toronto 2015 Fencing Official Results Book|publisher=Fencing Canada|page=162|date=25 July 2015|access-date=3 July 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://listindiario.com/el-deporte/2015/07/24/381571/santos-y-villanueva-se-banan-de-oro|title=Santos y Villanueva se bañan de oro|last=Rodríguez|first=Ramón|location=Toronto, Canada|newspaper=Listin Diario|language=Spanish|date=24 July 2014|access-date=3 July 2022}}

=2017=

Valentín became Sabre national champión when she defeated 15–14 to Rossy Félix.{{cite news|url=https://colimdo.org/noticias/valentin-derrota-a-felix-y-es-nueva-campeona-nacional-de-sable/|title=Valentín derrota a Félix y es nueva campeona nacional de sable|location=Santo Domingo|newspaper=Colimdo|language=Spanish|date=2 October 2017|access-date=3 July 2022}}

=2018=

In the round of 32 at the 2018 Pan American Fencing Championships, Valentín lost 7-15to American Dagmara Wozniak{{cite news|url=https://www.usafencing.org/news_article/show/927575|title=Wozniak Wins First Pan Am Title, Team USA Opens with Five Medals|last=Jomantas|first=Nicole|publisher=USA Fencing|date=16 June 2018|access-date=3 July 2022}} and ranked seventh in the team sabre competition.{{cite news|url=https://fie.org/competition/2018/807/results/ranking/pdf?lang=en|title=2018 Pan American Championships women's senior sabre team|publisher=FIE|date=18 June 2018|access-date=3 July 2022}}

=2019=

Valentín defeated 15–8 to compatriot Rossy Félix in the round of 16, also defeated Colombian lost 5–15 to Canadian Gabriella Page{{cite news|url=https://fie.org/competition/2019/801/results/tableau/pdf?lang=en&suitTable=SuiteTab_A&table=16|title=List of Results|publisher=FIE|page=2|date=29 June 2019|access-date=3 July 2022}} ending up in fifth place in the individual sabre competition{{cite news|url=https://fie.org/competition/2019/801/results/ranking/pdf?lang=en|title=List of Results|publisher=FIE|page=2|date=29 June 2019|access-date=3 July 2022}} and placed with her team eighth in the team competition falling 40–45 to the Venezuelan team in the quarterfinal round.{{cite news|url=https://fie.org/competitions/2019/801|title=Women's senior sabre team|publisher=FIE|date=29 June 2019|access-date=3 July 2022}}

She won the team sabre silver medal{{cite news|url=https://listindiario.com/el-deporte/2019/08/10/577649/con-sables-en-las-manos-esgrima-obtiene-plata|title=Con sables en las manos esgrima obtiene plata|last=Rodríguez|first=Ramón|location=Lima, Peru|newspaper=Listin Diario|language=Spanish|date=10 August 2019|access-date=3 July 2022}} and ranked ninth in the individual sabre during the Fencing at the 2019 Pan American Games.{{cite news|url=https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/panam/es/results/esgrima/medallas-y-ranking-f-sable.htm|title=Medallas y Ranking - Sable Individual Femenino|publisher=Lima 2019|language=Spanish|date=6 August 2019|access-date=26 June 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/panam/es/results/esgrima/medallas-y-ranking-f-e-sable.htm|title=Medallas y Ranking - Sable Equipo Femenino|publisher=Lima 2019|language=Spanish|date=9 August 2019|access-date=26 June 2022}} She took part in the sabre individual event, ranking fifth in the preliminary round,{{cite news|url=https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/lima-2019/FE_Results_Book_1.0.pdf|title=Libro de Resultados Esgrima|publisher=Panam Sports|language=Spanish|page=83|date=12 August 2019|access-date=3 July 2022}} but lost 11–15 to Cuban Aymara Tablada.{{cite news|url=https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/lima-2019/FE_Results_Book_1.0.pdf|title=Libro de Resultados Esgrima|publisher=Panam Sports|language=Spanish|page=84|date=12 August 2019|access-date=3 July 2022}}

=2021=

Valentín lost 5–15 to the Argentinian María Belén Pérez Maurice in the zonal tournament,{{cite news|url=https://www.ole.com.ar/juegos-olimpico/tokio-2020-esgrima-belen-perez-maurice_0_gZw12AyEW.html|title=Con Belén Pérez Maurice se agranda el cupo olímpico argentino|publisher=Ole|language=Spanish|date=3 May 2021|access-date=26 June 2022}} winning the bronze medal but did not qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{cite news|url=https://app.fie.org/articles/1069|title=Finaliza el Evento de clasificación de zona de esgrima panamericano en San José, Costa Rica|publisher=FIE|language=Spanish|location=Lausanne, Switzerland|date=3 May 2021|access-date=26 June 2022}}

She received the Athlete of the Year award in Fencing by the Dominican Republic Olympic Committee.{{cite web|url=https://www.prensa-latina.cu/2021/11/07/robert-pigozzi-atleta-del-ano-en-la-republica-dominicana|title=Robert Pigozzi atleta del año en la República Dominicana|trans-title=Robert Pigozzi athlete of the year in the Dominican Republic|newspaper=Prensa Latina|location=Santo Domingo|language=Spanish|date=7 November 2021|access-date=26 June 2022}}

=2022=

She traveled in April to Spain in order to train for the Central American and Caribbean Games.{{cite news|url=https://hoy.com.do/esgrimistas-de-rd-parten-a-espana-a-preparase-para-juegos-2023/|title=Esgrimistas de RD parten a España a preparase para Juegos 2023|location=Taragona, Spain|publisher=Hoy|language=Spanish|date=18 April 2022|access-date=26 June 2022}}

Valentín won the individual sabre competition silver medal in the Bolivarian Games.{{cite news|url=https://hoy.com.do/heyddys-valentin-se-quedo-con-la-plata-en-esgrima-bolivarianos/|title=Heyddys Valentín se quedó con la plata en esgrima Bolivarianos|location=Valledupar, Colombia|publisher=Hoy|language=Spanish|date=26 June 2022|access-date=26 June 2022}} She also took part of the team sabre competition, but finished last with her team after falling 26–45 to Venezuela and 36–45 to the Chilean team.{{cite news|url=https://www.bolivarianosvalledupar.com/torneo/esquema/1/torneo/48773|title=Espada equipos Femenina|publisher=Valledupar 2022|language=Spanish|date=26 June 2022|access-date=26 June 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://www.24horas.cl/deportes/mas-deportes/juegos-bolivarianos-la-esgrima-da-una-nueva-alegria-al-team-chile|title=Juegos Bolivarianos: La esgrima da una nueva alegría al Team Chile|publisher=24horas.cl|language=Spanish|date=26 June 2022|access-date=26 June 2022}}