María Torres García (born 22 July 1997) is a Spanish karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's +68kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She is also a two-time silver medalist in the women's +68kg event at the World Games (2022 and 2025).
Career
Torres won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain. In June 2021, she competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Torres won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event at the 2022 European Karate Championships held in Gaziantep, Turkey. She also competed in the women's +68kg event where she was eliminated in her third match. Torres lost her bronze medal match in the women's +68kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. Two weeks later, she won the silver medal in the women's +68kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.
Torres competed in the women's +68kg event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain where she was eliminated in her first match. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's +68kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland. Torres won the silver medal in the women's +68kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She also won the gold medal in the women's team kumite event.
Torres lost her bronze medal match in the women's +68kg event at the 2024 European Karate Championships held in Zadar, Croatia. A year later, she won a bronze medal in her event at the 2025 European Karate Championships held in Yerevan, Armenia. She won the silver medal in the women's +68kg event at the 2025 World Games held in Chengdu, China.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Rank Event2018World ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain 3rdTeam kumite2021World ChampionshipsDubai, United Arab Emirates 1stKumite +68kg 2022European ChampionshipsGaziantep, Turkey 3rdTeam kumiteWorld GamesBirmingham, United States 2ndKumite +68kg 2023European GamesKraków and Małopolska, Poland 3rdKumite +68kg World Championships Budapest, Hungary 2ndKumite +68kg 1stTeam kumite 2025European ChampionshipsYerevan, Armenia 3rdKumite +68kgWorld GamesChengdu, China 2ndKumite +68kg
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