Clara Azurmendi

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Clara Azurmendi
Personal information
Birth nameClara Azurmendi Moreno [1]
CountrySpain
Born (1998-05-04) 4 May 1998 (age 26)
San Sebastián, Spain
Residence Madrid, Spain
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachFernando Rivas
Anders Thomsen
Women's singles & doubles
Highest rankingWS: 34 (22 November 2022)
WD: 38 with Beatriz Corrales (24 January 2023)
Current rankingWS: 40
WD: 38 with Beatriz Corrales (31 January 2023)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
European Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Baku Women's singles
European Women's Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Łódź Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Kazan Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Kazan Women's team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Lubin Mixed team
BWF profile

Clara Azurmendi Moreno [lower-alpha 1] (born 4 May 1998) is a Spanish badminton player. [2] She won the bronze medal at the Baku 2015 European Games in the women's singles event. [3] She won her first international title at the 2016 Bulgarian International tournament. [4] Azurmendi competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. [5]

Contents

Achievements

European Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2015 Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Lianne Tan 21–16, 19–21, 13–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 7 runners-up)

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016 Bulgarian International Flag of Denmark.svg Julie Dawal Jakobsen 26–24, 21–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Italian International Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sabrina Jaquet 20–22, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2016 Turkey International Flag of Turkey.svg Cemre Fere 21–14, 16–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017 Romanian International Flag of Denmark.svg Anne Hald Jensen WalkoverGold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 Welsh International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gayle Mahulette 12–21, 21–6, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 Dutch International Flag of Denmark.svg Line Christophersen 19–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Slovenian International Flag of Denmark.svg Sofie Holmboe Dahl 14–21, 21–17, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Welsh International Flag of Germany.svg Fabienne Deprez 21–14, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2021 Austrian Open Flag of France.svg Yaëlle Hoyaux 21–6, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2021 Mexican International Flag of Spain.svg Beatriz Corrales 18–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022 Peru Challenge Flag of Japan.svg Kaoru Sugiyama 13–15 retiredSilver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2024Mexican International Flag of the United States.svg Ishika Jaiswal 21–14, 19–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2021 Mexican International Flag of Spain.svg Beatriz Corrales Flag of Spain.svg Lucía Rodríguez
Flag of Spain.svg Ania Setién
23–21, 12–21, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022 Canadian International Flag of Spain.svg Beatriz Corrales Flag of the United States.svg Annie Xu
Flag of the United States.svg Kerry Xu
21–15, 15–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Notes

  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Azurmendiand the second or maternal family name is Moreno.

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References

  1. "Clara Azurmendi Moreno" (in Spanish). Spanish Olympic Committee . Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  2. "Players: Clara Azurmendi". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 25 July 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
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