Hugo Arillo Vazquez (born 28 February 2002) is a Spanish taekwondo practitioner. He was a silver medalist at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships.[1]
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| Birth name | Hugo Arillo Vazquez | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 February 2002 Alicante | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Lightweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early and personal life
editBorn 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
editHe 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]
References
edit- ^ "Hugo Arillo". Taekwondodata. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Lopez Revert, Sergio (26 May 2021). "Hugo Arillo: "I have the possibility of doing something great at the World Cup in China"". yosoynoticia. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Gea, Sergio (29 June 2023). "Hugo Arillo from Elche, at the top: World Cup silver and European gold in just three weeks". yosoynoticia. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Canals, Felipe (27 September 2023). "Taekwondo player from Elche Hugo Arillo, gold medal at the Serbian Open". Ondacero.es. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Hugo Arillo: "I can't live my day to day life without a good nap"". Alicante Plaza. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (4 December 2020). "Teenager Arillo hopes to climb Olympic taekwondo rankings after frustrating 2020". Inside the Games. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Hugo Arillo y Daniel Ros, medallas valencianas en el Open de Turquía de taekwondo". yosoynoticia.es. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Gea, Sergio (2 July 2023). "Hugo Arillo: from winning bronze to being affected by the earthquake in Türkiye". yosoynoticia. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Morago, Jose (6 June 2023). "The athlete from Elche Hugo Arillo is proclaimed runner-up in the taekwondo world". Cadenaser.com. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (23 June 2023). "Spain strike with treble taekwondo triumph at Kraków-Małopolska 2023 European Games". Inside the Games. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Molina Gómez, Israel (24 June 2023). "Épica medalla de oro para Hugo Arillo en los Juegos Europeon". yosoynoticia.es. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Galvan, JA (4 December 2023). "Hugo Arillo from Elche wins the bronze medal at the Manchester Grand Prix". Imformacion.es. Retrieved 10 April 2024.