AZURMENDI Clara

Spain
Badminton
4 May 1998
23
Female
Youth Olympian
1.83/6'0''
SAN SEBASTIAN
 
Spain
MADRID
 
Spain

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
BDM Badminton Women's Singles 15

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza BDM Court 2
Women's Singles Group Play Stage - Group C
#305
KOR
AN SYAN Seyoung
2
ESP
AZURMENDI CAZURMENDI Clara
0
Finished
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza BDM Court 3
Women's Singles Group Play Stage - Group C
#319
NGR
ADESOKAN DAADESOKAN Dorcas Ajoke
0
ESP
AZURMENDI CAZURMENDI Clara
2
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Youth Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
5Women's Singles2014Nanjing, CHN
25Mixed Doubles2014Nanjing, CHN

European Championships
RankEventYearLocation
Last 64Women's Singles2021Kyiv, UKR
Last 64Women's Singles2018Huelva, ESP

European Team Championships
RankEventYearLocation
3Women's Team2018Kazan, RUS
Group StageMixed Team2019Copenhagen, DEN
Group StageMixed Team2017Lubin, POL
Group StageWomen's Team2020Lievin, FRA

BWF World Tour - Eliminations per phase since 2017
YearEventWRUSFQFL16L32L64Group
2021Singles----1x---
2021Doubles W----1x---
2020Singles-----2x--
2019Singles---2x1x2x--
2018Singles----1x1x--
2017Singles----1x1x--

World Tour & World Superseries - Ten best performances since 2017
RankYearEventCompetitionLocation
Quarterfinal2019Women's SinglesBWF World TourGlasgow, GBR
Quarterfinal2019Women's SinglesBWF World TourBasel, SUI
Last 162021Women's SinglesBWF World TourHuelva, ESP
Last 162021Women's DoublesBWF World TourHuelva, ESP
Last 162019Women's SinglesBWF World TourOrleans, FRA
Last 162018Women's SinglesBWF World TourBarcelona, ESP
Last 162017Women's SinglesBWF World TourAlmere, NED
Last 322020Women's SinglesBWF World TourOdense, DEN
Last 322020Women's SinglesBWF World TourBarcelona, ESP
Last 322019Women's SinglesBWF World TourFullerton, CA, USA
Last 322019Women's SinglesBWF World TourCalgary, AB, CAN
Last 322018Women's SinglesBWF World TourAlmere, NED
Last 322017Women's SinglesBWF World TourGlasgow, GBR

World Junior Championships
RankEventYearLocation
25Mixed Team2016Bilbao, ESP
Round 4Women's Singles2016Bilbao, ESP


Legend
W - Winner, RU - Runner-up, SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, L16 - Last 16, L32 - Last 32, L64 - Last 64, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed
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Reading. (elcorreo.com, 31 May 2021)
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Athlete
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Physiotherapy - Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
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Spanish
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Club Badminton Donosti Shuttle [San Sebastian, ESP]
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Arturo Ruiz [national], ESP
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Her father Andoni Azurmendi was elected president of the Spanish Badminton Federation in October 2020. (diariovasco.com, 14 Oct 2020)
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In 2021 she sustained a right foot injury. She also missed five weeks in 2021 after testing positive for the COVID-19 virus, which included missing the 2021 European Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine. (marca.com, 26 Jun 2021)
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She took up the sport at age seven in San Sebastian, Spain. She played both badminton and basketball for four years before deciding to focus on badminton. At age 14 she moved to Madrid to train at the High Performance Centre. (elcorreo.com, 31 May 2021)
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Her brother encouraged her to try the sport as an extracurricular activity at school. (elcorreo.com, 31 May 2021)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (badminton.es, 27 Jun 2021; Facebook profile, 26 Jun 2021)
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She trains at the High Performance Centre in Madrid, Spain. (Twitter profile, 12 Jul 2021)
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Spanish badminton player Carolina Marin. (Facebook profile, 02 Jul 2021; elcorreo.com, 31 May 2021)

General Interest

General
TOKYO QUALIFICATION
She received a qualification berth for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo as the next highest ranked Spanish player in the world rankings after her national teammate Carolina Marin was forced to withdraw from the Games due to injury. "Obviously, without her injury I would have had no choice to qualify, but nobody wants a teammate to be injured and, in addition, Carolina is my friend. Seeing her frustrated after such a hard year made me feel bad because I empathise a lot. If we could have both gone it would have been complete joy. When I heard for the first time I was going to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo I was shocked. In my head it was unfeasible today. Going to a Games is what you are training every day for, it is the dream for which I left my home at age 14. I still have not have time to process it." (yosoynoticia.es, 29 Jun 2021; marca.com, 26 Jun 2021; elcorreo.com, 31 May 2021)

HEIGHT
At 183cm tall, she says her height can prove challenging when competing against the world's elite players. "It is more difficult for me to reach the lower shots and in defence movements. I need an extra gear to reach the top players." (elcorreo.com, 31 May 2021; marca.com, 29 May 2019)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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