Bea Lucero
Filipino gymnast and taekwondo practitioner (born 1972)
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Beatriz Lucero-Lhuillier is a Filipino former gymnast and taekwondo practitioner. She won a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in taekwondo, a demonstration sport at the Games.
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| Full name | Beatriz Lucero-Lhuillier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 2, 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Jean Henri Lhuillier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Philippines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Artistic gymnastics (until 1987) Taekwondo (from 1989) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and education
Beatriz Lucero was born on December 2, 1972, to Tony and Leana Lucero.[1][2] Her father is a lawyer while her mother is a teacher. Bea Lucero has a brother and a sister.[3] Lucero studied at the International School Manila.[4] After taking part in the 1992 Oylmpics, Lucero went on to focus on her studies at the University of the Philippines earning a communications degree.[2]
Career
Gymnastics
Bea Lucero took up gymnastics when she was six years old, after witnessing other girls at the gymnasium at her school.[5]
She later became a competitive artistic gymnast representing the Philippines internationally. She won a gold and a silver at the 1985 SEA Games in Bangkok.[6] This was followed by two golds and three silver in the 1987 edition in 1987 edition in Jakarta.[2]
Lucero failed to qualify for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, attributed to a leadership dispute within the Gymnastics Association of the Philippines.[2] Her non-participation at the 1987 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was a factor, although Philippine Olympic Committee president Jose Sering petitioned for a wild card.[7] Lucero retired from competitive gymnastics at age 15.[4]
Taekwondo
Lucero switched from gymnastics to taekwondo and trained under the tutulege of Hong Sung-chon, the vice president of the Philippine Taekwondo Association at the time since 1989.[4]
She garnered the featherweight bronze at the 1992 Asian Taekwondo Championships in Kuala Lumpur.[8] Later at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, she won a bronze medal in the featherweight division in taekwondo after losing to Ayşegül Ergin of Turkey in the semifinals.[2] Her medal was not included in the official tally because it was a demonstration sport.
Wushu
Lucero also took up wushu. She joined the national trials for the 2005 SEA Games in Manila where she and a teammate was eliminated.[3]
In television
Lucero appeared in various television commercials as a young teenage athlete.[9] This include Milo, doing her first commercial for the chocolate malt drink brand at age 12.[10][11] She is also part of the cast of The Children's Hour in the late 1980s at ABS-CBN.[9] At the 1988 Summer Olympics, she covered the gymnastics event for the People's Television Network.[12]
She also hosted a talk show Teen Talk which aired on GMA Network from 1993 - 1995; her co-host was RJ Ledesma.[citation needed]
Personal life
Bea Lucero is married to Jean Henri Lhuillier, the president and CEO of Cebuana Lhuillier. She is a mother of three boys and a girl.[10][13] Bea was among the audience in gymnast Carlos Yulo's campaign in the Paris Olympics in 1987.[14]
Honors
Lucero was inducted to the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame in May 2026 for her achievements in gymnastics and taekwondo.[15]
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