Brigitte Yagüe

Taekwondo, Olympic athlete

1981 –

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Who is Brigitte Yagüe?

Brigitte Yagüe Enrique is a female taekwondo practitioner from Spain.

In 2004, Yagüe qualified for the Athens Olympics, winning over rival Belen Asensio in the –49 kg class at the Spanish Olympic Trials. However, in Athens 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, but she 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, also successful in taekwondo.

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Born
Mar 15, 1981
Palma, Majorca
Also known as
  • Brigida Yagüe Enrique
Spouses
Nationality
  • Spain
Profession

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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