Iglesias represented Spain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's middleweight class (70 kg). In the preliminaries, she first defeated Brazil's Mayra Aguiar, and eventually upset world champion Gévrise Émane, who was considered a top medal contender in this event.[2] She reached only into the quarterfinal round, where she lost by an automatic ippon to German judoka and Olympic bronze medalist Annett Böhm.[3] Because her opponent advanced further into the semi-finals, Iglesias offered another shot for the bronze medal by defeating Ukraine's Nataliya Smal and Colombia's Yuri Alvear in the repechage rounds. Unfortunately, she finished only in fifth place, after losing out the bronze medal match to Dutch judoka and former silver medalist Edith Bosch, who successfully scored an ippon at three minutes and fourteen seconds.[4]
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^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
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leire, iglesias, armiño, born, april, 1978, bilbao, vizcaya, spanish, judoka, played, middleweight, category, five, time, world, champion, silver, medalist, 2008, european, judo, championships, lisbon, portugal, also, bronze, medals, same, division, 1999, summ. Leire Iglesias Armino born 7 April 1978 in Bilbao Vizcaya is a Spanish judoka who played for the middleweight category 1 She is a five time World Cup champion and a silver medalist at the 2008 European Judo Championships in Lisbon Portugal She also won two bronze medals for the same division at the 1999 Summer Universiade in Palma de Mallorca and at the 2003 Summer Universiade in Jeju City South Korea Leire IglesiasPersonal informationFull nameLeire Iglesias ArminoNationality SpainBorn 1978 04 07 7 April 1978 age 44 Bilbao Vizcaya SpainOccupationJudokaHeight1 75 m 5 ft 9 in SportCountrySpainSportJudoWeight class 70 kgClubJudo Club AlicanteAchievements and titlesWorld Champ 7th 2007 European Champ 2008 Olympic Games5th 2008 Medal record Women s judoRepresenting SpainEuropean Championships2008 Lisbon 70 kgWorld Juniors Championships1996 Porto 66 kgEuropean Junior Championships1995 Valladolid 66 kgSummer Universiade1999 Palma de Mallorca 70 kg2003 Jeju 70 kgMediterranean Games2009 Pescara 70 kgProfile at external databasesIJF1747JudoInside com626Updated on 16 November 2022 Iglesias represented Spain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where she competed for the women s middleweight class 70 kg In the preliminaries she first defeated Brazil s Mayra Aguiar and eventually upset world champion Gevrise Emane who was considered a top medal contender in this event 2 She reached only into the quarterfinal round where she lost by an automatic ippon to German judoka and Olympic bronze medalist Annett Bohm 3 Because her opponent advanced further into the semi finals Iglesias offered another shot for the bronze medal by defeating Ukraine s Nataliya Smal and Colombia s Yuri Alvear in the repechage rounds Unfortunately she finished only in fifth place after losing out the bronze medal match to Dutch judoka and former silver medalist Edith Bosch who successfully scored an ippon at three minutes and fourteen seconds 4 References Edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Leire Iglesias Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 13 December 2012 Judo Champions tumble on day of shocks Terra 13 August 2008 Retrieved 13 December 2012 Women s Middleweight 70kg 154 lbs Preliminaries NBC Olympics Archived from the original on 21 August 2012 Retrieved 13 December 2012 Women s Middleweight 70kg 154 lbs Bronze Medal Contest B NBC Olympics Archived from the original on 21 August 2012 Retrieved 13 December 2012 External links EditLeire Iglesias at the International Judo Federation Leire Iglesias at JudoInside com Leire Iglesias at Olympics com Leire Iglesias at Olympedia Leire Iglesias at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived NBC Olympics Profile This biographical article related to Spanish judo is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leire Iglesias amp oldid 1123453513, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
