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Jesús Tortosa Cabrera[a] (born 21 December 1997 in Madrid) is a Spanish taekwondo athlete.

FullnameJesús Tortosa Cabrera
Born (1997-12-21) 21 December 1997 (age 28)
Madrid, Spain
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
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Jesús Tortosa
2018 European Taekwondo Championships
Personal information
Full nameJesús Tortosa Cabrera
Born (1997-12-21) 21 December 1997 (age 28)
Madrid, Spain
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
CountrySpain
SportTaekwondo
Event
Finweight (54 kg)
College teamIES Ortega y Gasset of Madrid (H.S.)
ClubClub Tortosa Arata
Coached byMarco Carreira, Jesús Tortosa Alameda
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Spain
World Taekwondo Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 Muju58 kg
European Games
Silver medal – second place2015 Baku58 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2014 Baku54 kg
Silver medal – second place2016 Montreux54 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Tarragona58 kg
Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place2019 Rome58 kg
Silver medal – second place2015 Manchester58 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Taoyuan58 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Fujairah58 kg
Bronze medal – third place2016 Baku58 kg
Bronze medal – third place2017 Moscow58 kg
Bronze medal – third place2017 Rabat58 kg
Bronze medal – third place2017 London58 kg
Bronze medal – third place2017 Abidjan58 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Manchester58 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2014 Nanjing55 kg
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Taipei51 kg
European Under 21 Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Innsbruck54 kg
Gold medal – first place2015 Bukarest54 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 Sofia58 kg
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Tortosa first drew attention in March 2014 when he won the gold medal in the under 51 kg division at the World Junior Taekwondo Championships held in Taipei City, Taiwan.[1] In May 2014, Tortosa made his senior debut at the European Taekwondo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan where he won bronze in the men's finweight (under 54 kg) division.[2]

In June 2015, the 17-year-old boy competed in the inaugural European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Originally a finweight, Tortosa captured the silver medal in the men's 58 kg division.[3] Although he lost to Rui Bragança of Portugal 6-5 in the final,[4] he dominated three-time European champion Levent Tuncat of Germany 17-5 in the semifinals.[5]

In 2016, he won the silver medal in the 2016 European Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament, in Istanbul, Turkey, losing to gold medalist Ron Atias of Israel in the final.[6]

Notes

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

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