Brigitte Yagüe

Brigitte Yagüe Enrique (born 15 March 1981 in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain) is a taekwondo practitioner from Spain.

Brigitte Yagüe
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Women's taekwondo
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2012 London49 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2003 Garmisch-PartenkirchenFinweight
Gold medal – first place2007 BeijingFlyweight
Gold medal – first place2009 CopenhagenFlyweight
Silver medal – second place2001 JejuFlyweight
Silver medal – second place2005 MadridFlyweight
Bronze medal – third place2011 GyeongjuFlyweight

In 2004, Yagüe qualified for the Athens Olympics, winning over rival Belen Asensio in the –49 kg class at the Spanish Olympic Trials. There, she was eliminated in the first round of the women's 49kg competition by losing 5–9 to Yaowapa Boorapolchai of Thailand.

In May 2008, she was named to a member of the Spain national taekwondo team and competed in the European Olympic Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, and lost to Sumeyye Gulec of Germany 1–2 in the quarterfinals.

In 2012, she won the silver medal at the London Olympics in the women's 49kg competition. She lost the gold medal match by 1-8 to Wu Jingyu of China.

She is married to Juan Antonio Ramos, a two-time taekwondo world champion. Both won flyweight gold in 2007 at Beijing.

See also

References
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brigitte Yagüe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.


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