Clara Azurmendi
Personal information
Birth nameClara Azurmendi Moreno[1]
CountrySpain
Born (1998-05-04) 4 May 1998
San Sebastián, Spain
ResidenceMadrid, 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  Spain
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku Women's singles
European Women's Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place2016 Kazan Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Kazan Women's team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 LubinMixed team
BWF profile

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]

Achievements

European Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan Belgium Lianne Tan 21–16, 19–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 6 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Bulgarian International Denmark Julie Dawal Jakobsen 26–24, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Italian International Switzerland Sabrina Jaquet 20–22, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Turkey International Turkey Cemre Fere 21–14, 16–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Romanian International Denmark Anne Hald Jensen Walkover 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Welsh International Netherlands Gayle Mahulette 12–21, 21–6, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Dutch International Denmark Line Christophersen 19–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Slovenian International Denmark Sofie Holmboe Dahl 14–21, 21–17, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Welsh International Germany Fabienne Deprez 21–14, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Austrian Open France Yaëlle Hoyaux 21–6, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Mexican International Spain Beatriz Corrales 18–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Peru Challenge Japan Kaoru Sugiyama 13–15 retired 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Mexican International Spain Beatriz Corrales Spain Lucía Rodríguez
Spain Ania Setién		 23–21, 12–21, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Canadian International Spain Beatriz Corrales United States Annie Xu
United States Kerry Xu		 21–15, 15–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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.
  3. ↑ "Athletes: Clara Azurmendi". Baku 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ↑ "Azurmendi executes Revenge". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "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.


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