Brigitte Yagüe
Brigitte Yagüe Enrique (born March 15, 1981 in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain) is a female taekwondo practitioner from Spain.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Spain | ||
| Women's taekwondo | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2012 London | 49 kg |
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2003 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Finweight |
| 2007 Beijing | Flyweight |
| 2009 Copenhagen | Flyweight |
| 2001 Jeju | Flyweight |
| 2005 Madrid | Flyweight |
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2011 Gyeongju | Flyweight |
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.
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.