María Montt
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | María Ignacia Montt |
| Born | 23 February 1996 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 60m: 7.32 (Cochabamba, 2025) 100m: 11.33 (Mar del Plata, 2025) 200m: 23.17 (Bogota, 2024) |
Medal record | |
María Ignacia Montt (born 23 February 1996) is a Chilean sprinter. A national champion over 100 metres and 200 metres, she has represented Chile at multiple international events and was a bronze medalist in the 100 metres at the 2025 South American Championships.[1]
Career
Montt equalled her personal best of 11.77 seconds for the 100 metres as she placed fifth overall at the 2021 South American Championships in Athletics in Guayaquil.[2]
Montt was a silver medalist in the 4 x 100 metres at the 2023 Pan American Games, as the Chilean team of her, Anaís Hernández, Martina Weil and Isidora Jiménez set a new national record in both the semi-final and the final.[3][4]
Montt was a bronze medalist in the 4 x 100 metres at the 2024 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics in Brazil.[5] She ran as part of the 4 × 100 m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[6]
In April 2025, she won the bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 2025 South American Championships in Athletics in Mar del Plata in Argentina, running a personal best 11.33 seconds.[7]
Montt competed for Chile at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China, helping the national team qualify for the upcoming World Championships in the 4 x 100 metres relay.[8] She subsequently competed in the women's 4 x 100 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, as part of the Chilean team which placed fifth in their heat.[9] She also competed in the individual 100 metres at the Championships, without advancing from her heat with a time of 11.68 seconds.[10]
Personal life
Montt was diagnosed with type one diabetes as a child.[3]
References
- ^ "María Ignacia Montt". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ "Women's 4x400m relay, 2nd place in South American Championships". runchile.cl. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ a b "The struggle and overcoming of María Ignacia Montt, the sprinter who made history in the 4x100 relay". Latercera.com. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ "She ran with an insulin pump: who is María Ignacia Montt, the medalist who shined in the 4x100 at Santiago 2023?". adnradio.cl. 3 Nov 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ "Ibero American Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ "Women 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "UC graduate María Ignacia Montt wins a bronze medal at the 2025 South American Athletics Championships". alumni.uc.cl. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ "The Chilean Pumas achieve historic qualification for Team Chile in the 4x100m". Redgol.cl. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 Sep 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ "María Ignacia Montt and Nicole Urra opened Team Chile's participation in the 2025 World Athletics Championships". El Deportero. 14 September 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.