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| Nationality | Spanish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1966-10-26) 26 October 1966 (age 58) Málaga, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elena Benítez (born 26 October 1966) is a Spanish taekwondo practitioner. She was born in Málaga. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She won a gold medal in welterweight at the 1999 World Taekwondo Championships, by defeating by Mirjam Müskens in the final. Her achievements at the European Taekwondo Championships include bronze medals in 1986 and 1990, a silver medal in 1994, gold medals in 1996 and 1998, and a silver medal in 2000.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elena Benítez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- "Benitez, Elena". taekwondodata.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
External links
- Elena Benítez at TaekwondoData.com
- Elena Benítez at Olympics.com
- Elena Benítez at Olympics.com
- Elena Benítez at Olympedia
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- Spanish female taekwondo practitioners
- Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Spain
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- World Taekwondo Championships medalists
- European Taekwondo Championships medalists
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