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Judoka Julia Figueroa is already number two in the world with Spain

The Olympic judoka from Cordoba, Julia Figueroa, has marked an important milestone in her career by reaching second place in the world ranking of -48 kilos, the best position of her career, according to the classification that this Monday can be seen on the official channels of the FJI (International Judo Federation).

Figueroa has reached second place on the world list after winning a historic gold medal at the Grand Slam in Abu Dhabi on October 21. The athlete trained at the Kodokán Córdoba club adds 4,771 points and he only has the Japanese ahead Natsumi Tsunoda which has 5,350. He is also in the same place in the Olympic qualifying ranking for Paris, here with 1,210 points, for the 1,500 that Tsunoda holds at the top of the table.

Four international podiums in 2022

Julia Figueroa is close to completing one of the best years of her career. The 31-year-old judoka has been on the podium four times in 2022 in a top-level international competition. First she went bronze in February at the Tel Aviv Grand Slam. Posteriorly repeated third place in April at the European Championships in Sofia, an appointment in which he won his second medal in an absolute European championship. He also got on the podium in July with an excellent silver in the Grand Slam de Budapest. The Abu Dhabi gold has been the last so far. Just over a month ago he was one step away from the podium at the World Championships in Tashkent, as he finished in fifth place.

Yet will have two more chances to get on the podium in the remainder of the yearsince next Friday, November 4, he will compete in the Baku Grand Slam and on December 20 he will attend the Jerusalem Masters.

Two Olympic presences

The woman from Cordoba has participated in two Olympic Games so far, in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro and in 2021 in Tokyo. She also appears in her record a world bronze (2021) and two third places in European championships (2019 and 2022). She has achieved three golds in Grand Slam level events, the most important that she has achieved so far, in the years 2015, 2016 and 2022.

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