| Annie Ramirez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | November 25, 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Muntinlupa City, Philippines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | Japanese and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Clube de Jiu Jitsu Filipinas [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teacher(s) | John Baylon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | National Athlete, Coach & Entrepreneur | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Santo Tomas (Undergraduate) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Annie Ramirez (born November 25, 1990 [2] ) is a Filipino jujutsu practitioner. She competes both in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and the standard form of the discipline.
Ramirez attended the University of Santo Tomas 2009-2014 (undergrad) . [3]
Ramirez was originally a swimmer, [4] before taking up judo while at university. [5] She would later learn jujitsu from judoka and Southeast Asian Games multi-medalist John Baylon. [4]
Ramirez would represent the Philippines in international competitions. She was a gold medalist for the Philippines at the 2014 Asian Beach Games. [6]
She won a gold medal at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Turkmenistan in the women's -55kg. [7]
She competed in the 2018 Asian Games in the women's -62 kg, a heavier class than her usual -55kg. She was eliminated in the Round of 16. [3]
Ramirez is a three-time Southeast Asian (SEA) Games gold medalist. [8] At the 2021 SEA Games in Vietnam in May 2022, she would compete in a higher weight class at -62kg since her previous event was scrapped. [4] She still won the gold. [9] She followed it with a third gold medal at the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia in the women's -57kg. [6]
In October 2023 at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Ramirez would win her first Asian Games gold medal by ruling the women's -57kg. [8]
Ramirez is a resident of Muntinlupa City as of 2022 [10] but considers Pamplona, Camarines Sur as her home province. [4]
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