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Valentina Guzmán (born 13, December 2002) is an adopted Colombian-born taekwondo practitioner, who lives her life with a foot in two worlds. One foot is placed in her city of birth Medellín, Colombia and the other foot in Gilbert AZ, where she grew up after being adopted. The young Colombian is a well-respected taekwondo practitioner who has competed for both the USAT (2017-2019) as well as the Colombian Federation (2019-2023). The formerly ranked top 5 in the USA won her first international bronze medal for the USA in the Female Junior 49kg event at the 2017 World Taekwondo Presidents Cup held in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2018, she went on to close her junior career on a high note by winning a Gold medal and the title of Pan-American champion in the junior female 49kg event at the Pan-American Championships held in Spokane, Washington. She debuted in the senior 49kg division in 2019 by earning herself a gold medal at the FFAA Colombia Open and a bronze medal at her first Pan-American Open Championships. From 2020-2022 she was stuck in what she calls the "quarterfinal curse." That situation of being so close to earning a medal but coming up short and losing your quarterfinal match, resulting in returning home empty-handed.

Some know Valentina as a funny, kind, mango-loving, and hardworking individual who puts one hundred percent into anything she dose. While others know her for her unique fighting style of both old-school and new-school techniques. While she tends to lean more toward that new-school style don't underestimate this firecracker for she has many tricks up her sleeve. However, most know this young Colombian for staying calm and collected while surgically breaking down her opponents both physically and mentally which is where she earned her nicknames "Medusa" and "La Asesina".