Rui Bragança

Rui Pedro Rebelo Bragança (born 26 December 1991) is a Portuguese taekwondo practitioner from Guimarães who competes in the men's −58 kg (flyweight) category.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Rebelo and the second or paternal family name is Bragança.
Rui Bragança
Personal information
Full nameRui Pedro Rebelo Bragança
NationalityPortugal
Born (1991-12-26) 26 December 1991
Guimarães, Portugal
ResidenceGuimarães, Portugal
EducationMedicine
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)58 kg
ClubS.L. Benfica
Coached byHugo Serrão
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1st (−58kg)
Medal record
Men's Taekwondo
Representing  Portugal
World Championships
2011 Gyeongju 58 kg
2019 Manchester 58 kg
Grand Prix
2015 Sansum58 kg
2014 Manchester58 kg
European Games
2015 Baku58 kg
European Championships
2014 Baku58 kg
2016 Montreux58 kg
Mediterranean Games
2018 Tarragona 58 kg
Universiade
2017 Gwangju58 kg
2017 Taipei58 kg
Lusophony Games
2014 Goa 58 kg
European Junior Championships
2007 Baku55 kg
Updated on June 2018.

Bragança has won multiple medals at international competitions, including gold at the European Games (Baku 2015) and European Championships (Baku 2014 and Montreux 2016), and silver at the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships. In 2014, Bragança led the world ranking in his category.[1] He signed up with S.L. Benfica in 2016 with his coach Hugo Serrão and his teammate Nuno Costa, also a taekwondo fighter at world level in the −63 kg category.[2]

References
  1. "Rui Bragança" (in Portuguese). Olympic Committee of Portugal. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. "Rui Bragança" (in Portuguese). Olympic Committee of Portugal. Retrieved 16 June 2015.


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