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'''Eva Calvo Gómez''' (born 29 July 1991) is a Spanish [[taekwondo]] practitioner who competes in the 57 kg division. She was the European champion in 2014 and won silver medals at the 2015 World Championships and 2016 Olympics.<ref name=rio/> In 2015, she was named Best Female Athlete of the Year by the Spanish National Taekwondo Federation.<ref name=nbc/>
'''Eva Calvo Gómez''' (born 29 July 1991) is a Spanish [[taekwondo]] athlete.


Calvo first trained in athletics and took up taekwondo in 2006, aged 15. Her younger sister Marta Calvo also competes internationally, but in the heavier 62 kg division. Calvo studies computer engineering and mathematics at the [[Autonomous University of Madrid]].<ref name=nbc/>
She represented Spain at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]] and won a silver medal, in the [[Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 57 kg|women's 57 kg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/eva-calvo-gomez |title=Eva Calvo Gomez |website=rio2016.com |accessdate=17 August 2016}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 15:22, 17 August 2024

Eva Calvo
Calvo at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameEva Calvo Gómez
NationalitySpanish
Born (1991-07-29) 29 July 1991 (age 33)
Leganés, Spain
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Sport
LandSpanien
SportTaekwondo
ClubClub Sanchez Elez[2]
Coached byJose Maria Martin[2]
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 57 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Chelyabinsk 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Puebla 57 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2013 Manchester 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Suzhou 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Astana 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Manchester 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Querétaro 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Manchester 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Mexico City 57 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku 57 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Baku 57 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mersin 57 kg
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shenzhen 62 kg
European U21 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Kharkiv 62 kg

Eva Calvo Gómez (born 29 July 1991) is a Spanish taekwondo practitioner who competes in the 57 kg division. She was the European champion in 2014 and won silver medals at the 2015 World Championships and 2016 Olympics.[1] In 2015, she was named Best Female Athlete of the Year by the Spanish National Taekwondo Federation.[2]

Calvo first trained in athletics and took up taekwondo in 2006, aged 15. Her younger sister Marta Calvo also competes internationally, but in the heavier 62 kg division. Calvo studies computer engineering and mathematics at the Autonomous University of Madrid.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Eva Calvo Gómez Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. ^ a b c d Eva Calvo Gómez. nbcolympics.com
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