The National Team that will represent the Spanish Taekwondo Federation will be formed by 16 athletes (eight male and eight female). Some names call the attention as the World and Olympic Silver holder Nicolás García and World Champion Rosana Simon. On the other hand the team will not count with leading figures such as Brigitte Yague and Joel Gonzalez.
Here we present the complete list of athletes who will represent Spain in Baku, according to the statement issued by the Spanish Taekwondo Federation:
Male Team:
Jesús Tortosa (-54 Kg.)
Juan Fernández (-58 Kg.)
Javier Pérez (-63 Kg.)
Daniel Quesada (-68 Kg.)
Raúl Martínez (-74 Kg.)
Nicolás García (-80 Kg.)
Daniel Ros (-87 Kg.)
Mikel Bernal (+87 Kg.)
Female Team
Elaia Torrontegui (-46 Kg.)
Isabel Sánchez (-49 Kg.)
Celia Tortosa (-53 Kg.)
Eva Calvo (-57 Kg.)
Diana Vázquez (-62 Kg.)
Lua Piñeiro (-67 Kg.)
Cristina Aullo (-73 Kg.)
Rosana Simón (+73 Kg.)
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