Brigitte Yagüe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Brigitte Yagüe

Spanish taekwondo practitioner

Date of Birth: 15-Mar-1981

Place of Birth: Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain

Profession: taekwondo athlete

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


Show Famous Birthdays Today, Spain

👉 Worldwide Celebrity Birthdays Today

About Brigitte Yagüe

  • Brigitte Yagüe Enrique (born March 15, 1981 in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain) 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.
  • 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.

Read more at Wikipedia