Hugo Arillo Explained

Hugo Arillo
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Birth Name:Hugo Arillo Vazquez
Nationality:Spanish
Birth Date:28 February 2002
Birth Place:Alicante
Sport:Taekwondo
Weight Class:Lightweight

Hugo Arillo Vazquez (born 28 February 2002) is a Spanish taekwondo practitioner. He was a silver medalist at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships.[1]

Early and personal life

Born in Alicante,[2] he grew up in Elche, in the Valencian Community of Spain.[3] He was given the award for Best Male Athlete at the Elche City Council Sports Gala in 2023.[4] By 2023, he was living and training in San Cugat del Vallés in Catalonia.[5]

Career

He had a successful year competing the youth circuit in 2019, combining victory in the Spanish Open with silver medals at the Belgian Open and World Taekwondo Europe Multi European Games with a bronze at the European Championships. However, he could only compete in one event in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.[6]

In 2021, he was able to step up into the senior ranks of taekwondo, winning a bronze medal at the Turkey Open in March 2021.[7]

He won the bronze medal in the President Cup in 2023 in Istanbul.[8]

He was a silver medalist in the finweight at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships in Baku, defeating Görkem Polat in the semifinals before losing out to South Korean Park Tae-joon in the final.[9]

He won the gold medal at the 2023 European Games in Kraków defeating Sayyad Dadashov of Azerbaijan in the final.[10] [11] He won the bronze medal at the Manchester Grand Prix in December 2023.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hugo Arillo. 9 April 2024. Taekwondodata.
  2. Web site: Hugo Arillo: "I have the possibility of doing something great at the World Cup in China". 10 April 2024. yosoynoticia. Sergio. Lopez Revert. 26 May 2021.
  3. Web site: Sergio. Gea. 29 June 2023. Hugo Arillo from Elche, at the top: World Cup silver and European gold in just three weeks. yosoynoticia. 10 April 2024.
  4. Web site: Ondacero.es. 10 April 2024. Taekwondo player from Elche Hugo Arillo, gold medal at the Serbian Open. Felipe. Canals. September 27, 2023.
  5. Web site: Hugo Arillo: "I can't live my day to day life without a good nap". Alicante Plaza. 10 April 2024. 21 August 2023.
  6. Web site: Teenager Arillo hopes to climb Olympic taekwondo rankings after frustrating 2020. Inside the Games. 10 April 2024. Geoff. Berkeley. 4 December 2020.
  7. Web site: Hugo Arillo y Daniel Ros, medallas valencianas en el Open de Turquía de taekwondo. yosoynoticia.es. 10 April 2024. 15 March 2021.
  8. Web site: Hugo Arillo: from winning bronze to being affected by the earthquake in Türkiye. yosoynoticia. 10 April 2024. Sergio. Gea. 2 July 2023.
  9. Web site: The athlete from Elche Hugo Arillo is proclaimed runner-up in the taekwondo world. Cadenaser.com. 10 April 2024. Jose. Morago. 6 June 2023.
  10. Web site: Spain strike with treble taekwondo triumph at Kraków-Małopolska 2023 European Games. Inside the Games. 10 April 2024. Patrick. Burke. 23 June 2023.
  11. Web site: Épica medalla de oro para Hugo Arillo en los Juegos Europeon. yosoynoticia.es. 10 April 2024. 24 June 2023. Israel. Molina Gómez.
  12. Web site: JA. Galvan. Hugo Arillo from Elche wins the bronze medal at the Manchester Grand Prix . Imformacion.es. 4 December 2023. 10 April 2024.

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