Rui Bragança Explained

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Fullname:Rui Pedro Rebelo Bragança
Nationality:Portuguese
Birth Date:1991 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Guimarães, Portugal
Education:Medicine
Height:1.80 m
Weight:580NaN0
Sport:Taekwondo
Event:58 kg
Universityteam:University of Minho
Club:Benfica
Coach:Hugo Serrão
Joaquim Peixoto (national)
Pedro Campaniço (national)
Highestranking:1st (−58kg)
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Updated:June 2018

Rui Pedro Rebelo Bragança (born 26 December 1991) is a Portuguese taekwondo practitioner who competes in the men's 58 kg (flyweight) category.

Career

Born in Guimarães, Bragança started practising taekwondo with 13 years old when he joined a class at Vitória de Guimarães gym. Two years later, he won the Portuguese National Junior Championships which led to a spot at the European Junior Championships in Baku, where he won the bronze medal.

In 2014, Bragança led the world ranking in his weight category.[1]

He graduated in Medicine at University of Minho.

In 2016 he signed with Benfica, along with his coach Hugo Serrão and his training partner Nuno Costa, all coming from Vitória de Guimarães.[2] In 2019 he extended his contract for two more years with the main focus on the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

He has qualified to the 2020 Summer Olympics through the 2021 European Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rui Bragança. Olympic Committee of Portugal. 16 June 2015. Portuguese.
  2. Web site: Rui Bragança, bicampeão europeu, assina pelo Benfica. 2021-05-07. www.dn.pt. pt.
  3. Web site: Rui Bragança renova por mais dois anos. 2021-05-07. www.slbenfica.pt. pt.