Clara Azurmendi Moreno (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]
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| Birth name | Clara Azurmendi Moreno[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 May 1998 San Sebastián, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Madrid, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Fernando Rivas Anders Thomsen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's singles & doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | WS: 34 (22 November 2022) WD: 38 with Beatriz Corrales (24 January 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | WS: 40 WD: 38 with Beatriz Corrales (31 January 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements edit
European Games edit
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan |  Lianne Tan
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21–16, 19–21, 13–21 |  Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 7 runners-up) edit
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Bulgarian International |  Julie Dawal Jakobsen
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26–24, 21–11 |  Winner
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| 2016 | Italian International |  Sabrina Jaquet
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20–22, 14–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2016 | Turkey International |  Cemre Fere
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21–14, 16–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Romanian International | Anne Hald Jensen
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Walkover | Winner
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| 2018 | Welsh International |  Gayle Mahulette
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12–21, 21–6, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2019 | Dutch International | Line Christophersen
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19–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Slovenian International | Sofie Holmboe Dahl
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14–21, 21–17, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2019 | Welsh International |  Fabienne Deprez
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21–14, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2021 | Austrian Open |  Yaëlle Hoyaux
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21–6, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2021 | Mexican International |  Beatriz Corrales
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18–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2022 | Peru Challenge |  Kaoru Sugiyama
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13–15 retired | Runner-up
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| 2024 | Mexican International |  Ishika Jaiswal
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21–14, 19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Mexican International | Beatriz Corrales
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Lucía Rodríguez Ania Setién
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23–21, 12–21, 22–20 | Winner
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| 2022 | Canadian International | Beatriz Corrales
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Annie Xu Kerry Xu
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21–15, 15–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Clara Azurmendi Moreno" (in Spanish). Spanish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Players: Clara Azurmendi". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 25 July 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ "Athletes: Clara Azurmendi". Baku 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Azurmendi executes Revenge". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Clara Azurmendi cae en su debut frente a la surcoreana An" (in Spanish). Diario AS. 24 July 2021. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
External links edit
- Clara Azurmendi at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Clara Azurmendi at BWFbadminton.com
- Clara Azurmendi at Olympedia
- Clara Azurmendi at Olympics.com
- Clara Azurmendi at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
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