Julia Figueroa Explained

Julia Figueroa
Nationality:Spanish
Birth Date:7 April 1991
Birth Place:Córdoba, Spain
Height:1.50 m
Weight Class:48 kg
Worlds Rank:3
Worlds Year:2021
Worlds Weight:Women's 48 kg
Regionals Type:EU
Regionals Rank:3
Regionals Year:2019
Regionals Weight:Women's 48 kg
Regionals Year2:2022
Regionals Weight2:Women's 48 kg
Olympics Rank:R16
Olympics Year:2016
Olympics Weight:Women's 48 kg
Olympics Year2:2020
Olympics Weight2:Women's 48 kg
Updated:3 December 2023

Julia Figueroa (born 7 April 1991) is a Spanish judoka. 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.[1] [2]

In 2021, she competed in the women's 48 kg event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[3] 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.[4] [5] 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.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Julia Figueroa. Rio 2016. 17 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160817150207/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/julia-figueroa. 17 August 2016.
  2. Web site: Women −48 kg – Standings. Rio 2016. 17 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160807133443/https://www.rio2016.com/en/judo-standings-ju-women-48-kg. 7 August 2016.
  3. Web site: 2021 Judo World Masters. 12 January 2021. International Judo Federation.
  4. News: Rowbottom. Mike. 18 February 2021. Shock defeats for Kelmendi and Bilodid at Tel Aviv Grand Slam. InsideTheGames.biz. 22 February 2021.
  5. Web site: 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv. 22 February 2021. International Judo Federation.
  6. News: Burke. Patrick. 17 February 2022. Three French judoka and Israel's Shmailov among winners at Tel Aviv Grand Slam. InsideTheGames.biz. 19 February 2022.