Adriana Cerezo

Adriana Cerezo Iglesias (born 24 November 2003) is a Spanish taekwondo athlete who won the silver medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan/[1][2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cerezo and the second or maternal family name is Iglesias.
Adriana Cerezo Iglesias
Personal information
Full nameAdriana Cerezo Iglesias
Born (2003-11-24) 24 November 2003
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)Flyweight
ClubHankuk International School
Coached byJesús Ramal
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 Tokyo49 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 Baku−49 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2022 Rome49 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Manchester49 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Riyadh (F)49 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Kraków-Małopolska49 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Sofia49 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Manchester49 kg
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place2022 Oran49 kg
European U21 Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Helsingborg49 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Tirana49 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Marina D'Or49 kg
Updated on March 2023.

Career

She won the gold medal in her debut at the European Taekwondo Championships, at only 17 years old.[3][4] A month later, she qualified to the 2020 Summer Olympics through the 2021 European Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament, where she ended up in second place, earning a silver medal.

She won the silver medal in the women's 49 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[5] She won one of the bronze medals in the women's flyweight event at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[6]

References
  1. "Adriana Cerezo". www.hankuk.es. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. Kim, Chang-ran (24 July 2021). "Taekwondo-Teenagers cause upsets, Thai flyweight queen nabs gold". Reuters. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. "Adriana Cerezo, campeona de Europa con sólo 17 años; Adrián Vicente, plata en Bulgaria". MARCA (in Spanish). 8 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. "Adriana Cerezo, campeona de Europa con 17 años". AS.com (in Spanish). 8 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  5. "Taekwondo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  6. Burke, Patrick (31 May 2023). "Dramatic final makes Dinçel one of three winners at World Taekwondo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 31 May 2023.


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