Julia Figueroa (born 7 April 1991) is a Spanish judoka.[1] She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's 48 kg event, in which she was eliminated in the second round by Dayaris Mestre Álvarez.[2][3]

Julia Figueroa
Personal information
NationalitySpanish
Born (1991-04-07) 7 April 1991 (age 33)
Córdoba, Spain
OccupationJudoka
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Sport
Country Spain
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍48 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2016, 2020)
World Champ.Bronze (2021)
European Champ.Bronze (2019, 2022)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Spain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Budapest ‍–‍48 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk ‍–‍48 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Sofia ‍–‍48 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Guadalajara ‍–‍48 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tyumen ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Baku ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Baku ‍–‍48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Osaka ‍–‍48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Budapest ‍–‍48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Tokyo ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Paris ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Düsseldorf ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tel Aviv ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tbilisi ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tel Aviv ‍–‍48 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2019 Marrakesh ‍–‍48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Zagreb ‍–‍48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Tbilisi ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Jeju ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Havana ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Agadir ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cancún ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Budapest ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Perth ‍–‍48 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF3239
JudoInside.com42994
Updated on 3 December 2023

In 2021, she competed in the women's 48 kg event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[4] A month later, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.[5][6] In June 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 48 kg event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.

She won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Julia Figueroa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Julia Figueroa". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Women −48 kg – Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  4. ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  5. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (18 February 2021). "Shock defeats for Kelmendi and Bilodid at Tel Aviv Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  7. ^ Burke, Patrick (17 February 2022). "Three French judoka and Israel's Shmailov among winners at Tel Aviv Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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