FULL NAME: Valena Valentina
GENDER: Female
MARITAL STATUS: Unmarried
BORN: July 8, 1988 at Bhubaneswar
BLOOD GROUP: O Positive
HOME ADDRESS: Plot No 1344, Near Nirupama Apartment, Nayapally, Bhubaneswar-751012, Odisha, India.
E-MAIL: valena.valentina@rediffmail.com
FAMILY: Father (Radha Raman Mohanty), mother (), one sister () and one younger brother ().
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: Pursuing Post-graduation in Social Work at Kakatiya university, Warangal (Andhra Pradesh) after completing graduation from Rama Devi Women’s College, Bhubaneswar (2008).
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION: Computer literate (Application of software and MS Office).
HOBBIES: Interior and book cover designing, reading magazines, analyzing news and stories, crisis management and involvement in rescue work, involvement in health and nutrition programmes.
HOME CLUB: Utkal Karate School, Bhubaneswar.
COACH: Hari Prasad Pattanayak, J S Kalaimani

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

NATIONAL:
*     Won 2 gold medals (one each in senior female individual and team kata) in the KIO National Karate Championship at Multipurpose Hall in Dehradun, Uttarakhand on 8 May 2024.
*     Won one gold and one silver medal in senior women team and individual kata events respectively at the All-India U-21 and Senior Karate Championship, held in Dehradun, Uttarakhand on 18-19 February 2023.
*     Won 1 Gold and 1 Bronze medal in senior women team kata and individual kata events respectively in the All-India Inter-Zone Karate Championship, held at Talkatora Indoor Stadium, in New Delhi on 2 December 2022.
*     Won the Gold Medal in women open kata event of the KAI Senior National Championship, held at Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai from 10-11 June 2019.
*     Won the Gold Medal in women’s open kata event of the KAI Senior National Karate Championship, held at Panaji in Goa on February 25 and 26, 2017.
*     Bagged Gold Medal in women individual kata event of the KAI Senior National Karate Championship at Talkatora Indoor Stadium in Delh on February 19, 2015.
*     Won one Gold Medal in women’s individual kata and one bronze in below 50kg individual kumite for Andhra Pradesh in the National Senior Karate Championship held at Talkatora Stadium in Delhi from January 23 to 26, 2014.
*     Bagged a double for Andhra Pradesh, winning both the kata and kumite titles in women below 55kg weight category of the 26th Senior National Championship held at Talkatora Stadiuim in New Delhi from Sept  11 to 13, 2013.
*     Won two gold medals in women 50kg kata and kumite events of the AIKF Open National Championship, held at New Delhi from Nov 8 to 10, 2012.
*     Bagged a golden double by emerging champion in women’s below 50kg kata and kumite categories of the 25th Senior National Karate Championship at Talkatora Indoor Stadium in Delhi on August 18, 2012.
*     Secured gold in kata and silver in kumite in the 34th National Games at Ranchi, Jharkhand on February 13, 2011.
*     Bagged a gold in women’s kata and a silver in 50kg fighting events 23rd Senior National Karate Championship held at Chennai from March 26 to 28, 2010.
*     Won two bronze medals in the 33rd National Games at Guwahati, Assam in 2007.
*     Kumite gold and kata bronze in the 18-20 years age group of the AIKF National Championship in 2007.
*     Gold in both kata and kumite in the 18-20 years age group of the AIKF National Championship in 2007.
*     Gold in team kata in the 18-20 years age group of the AIKF National Championship in 2006.
*     Gold in both kata and kumite in the 18-20 years age group of the AIKF National Championship in 2006.
*     Kumite gold and kata bronze in the 18-20 years age group of the AIKF National Championship in 2005.
*     Kumite gold and kata silver in the 13-15 years age group of the AIKF National Championship in 2004.
*     Kumite gold and kata silver in the 13-15 years age group of the first Shukokai National Open Karate Championship in 2004.
*     Kumite gold and kata silver in the 13-15 years age group of the AIKF National Championship in 2003.
*     Gold in both kata and kumite in the 13-15 years age group of the AIKF National Championship in 2002.
*     Kumite silver and kata bronze in the 11-13 years age group of the AIKF National Championship in 2000.
*     Gold in both kumite and kata in the 11-13 years age group of the AIKF National Championship in 2000.
*     Kumite gold and kata silver in the 11-13 years age group of the AIKF National Championship in 1999.
*     Kumite bronze and kata silver in the 11-13 years age group of the AIKF National Championship in 1998.

INTERNATIONAL:
*     Won one Silver and one Bronze medal in senior female individual kata and senior female team kata respectively in the 8th South Asian Karate Championship, held at RIM Auditorium in Thimpu, Bhutan on 19 and 20 July 2024.
*     Won the Silver medal in female senior team kata event of the 7th South Asian Karate Championship at Dashrath Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal on 3 December 2023.
*     Won the Bronze medal in senior women individual kata event of the 6th South Asian Karate Championsip, held at Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 25-27 November 2022.
*     Won Gold medal in senior women kata category of the South Asian Karate Championship, held at Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo from August 3 to 6, 2017.
*     Won one Gold medal in the women`s kata catetory of the South Asian Karate Championship, held at Talkotra Stadium in Delhi from June 23 to 26, 2014.
*     Bagged two Gold medals in senior women kata and below 45kg kumite events of the South Asian Karate Championship at Talkotara Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Nov 22, 2011.
*     Missed a Bronze medal after losing her repechage bronze play-off in the women`s 50kg Karate competition of the Asian Games at Guangzhou on November 24, 2010.
*     Fifth place in the 55th World Shukokai Karate Championship in 2004.
*     Participated in the 7th Asian Karate Championship at Macao in 2005.
*     Represented India in three international karate competitions held in Macao, Japan and Malaysia.
*     Participated in the 4th Commonwealth Karate Championship at Edinburgh, Scotland from May 30 to June 1, 2008.
*     Participated in the 9th Asian Cadet and Junior Karate Championship at Sabah, Malaysia from August 24 to 31, 2008.
*     Participated in the First Asian Martial Arts Games at Bangkok in Thailand from August 4 to 8, 2009.

AWARDS/HONOURS/INCENTIVES:
*     Mahanadi Coalfields Limited awarded her Rs 1 lakh in Bhubaneswar on August 28, 2014.
*     Orissa Cricket Association and Orissa Olympic Association jointly felicitated her with a cash award of Rs 40,000 for winning two bronze medal in the 33rd National Games in Guwahati, Assam in Feb, 2007.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA:
*     Opened her own school `V V Karate’ at Pandav Nagar in Bhubaneswar on March 26, 2015.
*     Changed allegiance to Andhra Prades after Utkal University refused to allow her appear the post-graduate exam in Public Administration due to insufficient percentage in attendance.
*     Suffered an injury in the rib-cage during her semifinal bout against Chinese H Li in the semifinals of the 16th Asian Games at Guangzhou, China in Nov 2010.
*     Helped Utkal University women’s team win the bronze medal in the North East Zone Inter-University Kho-kho Championship at Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar in 2007-08.
*     Received her Black Belt title in 1999 as a 14-year-old.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 11 June 2009
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 20 July 2024