Clara Azurmendi

Clara Azurmendi Moreno^{[lower-alpha 1]} (born 4 May 1998) is a Spanish badminton player.^[2] She won the bronze medal at the Baku 2015 European Games in the women's singles event.^[3] She won her first international title at the 2016 Bulgarian International tournament.^[4] Azurmendi competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.^[5]

Clara Azurmendi
Personal information
Birth name	Clara Azurmendi Moreno[1]
Country	Spain
Born	(1998-05-04) 4 May 1998 (age 26) San Sebastián, Spain
Residence	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Handedness	Right
Coach	Fernando Rivas Anders Thomsen
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	WS: 34 (22 November 2022) WD: 38 with Beatriz Corrales (24 January 2023)
Current ranking	WS: 40 WD: 38 with Beatriz Corrales (31 January 2023)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Spain European Games 2015 Baku Women's singles European Women's Team Championships 2024 Łódź Women's team 2016 Kazan Women's team 2018 Kazan Women's team European Junior Championships 2015 Lubin Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

European Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan	Lianne Tan	21–16, 19–21, 13–21	Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 7 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Bulgarian International	Julie Dawal Jakobsen	26–24, 21–11	Winner
2016	Italian International	Sabrina Jaquet	20–22, 14–21	Runner-up
2016	Turkey International	Cemre Fere	21–14, 16–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2017	Romanian International	Anne Hald Jensen	Walkover	Winner
2018	Welsh International	Gayle Mahulette	12–21, 21–6, 21–12	Winner
2019	Dutch International	Line Christophersen	19–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2019	Slovenian International	Sofie Holmboe Dahl	14–21, 21–17, 21–18	Winner
2019	Welsh International	Fabienne Deprez	21–14, 21–16	Winner
2021	Austrian Open	Yaëlle Hoyaux	21–6, 21–14	Winner
2021	Mexican International	Beatriz Corrales	18–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2022	Peru Challenge	Kaoru Sugiyama	13–15 retired	Runner-up
2024	Mexican International	Ishika Jaiswal	21–14, 19–21, 19–21	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2021	Mexican International	Beatriz Corrales	Lucía Rodríguez Ania Setién	23–21, 12–21, 22–20	Winner
2022	Canadian International	Beatriz Corrales	Annie Xu Kerry Xu	21–15, 15–21, 14–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

Notes

1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Azurmendi and the second or maternal family name is Moreno.

References

1. "Clara Azurmendi Moreno" (in Spanish). Spanish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
2. "Players: Clara Azurmendi". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 25 July 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
3. "Athletes: Clara Azurmendi". Baku 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
4. "Azurmendi executes Revenge". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
5. "Clara Azurmendi cae en su debut frente a la surcoreana An" (in Spanish). Diario AS. 24 July 2021. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.

External links

• Clara Azurmendi at BWFBadminton.com
• Clara Azurmendi at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
• Clara Azurmendi at the Federación Española de Bádminton (in Spanish)
• Clara Azurmendi at Olympedia
• Clara Azurmendi at Olympics.com
• Clara Azurmendi at the Baku 2015 European Games (archived)
• Clara Azurmendi Moreno (and here) at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)