{{Short description|Spanish badminton player (born 1998)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Clara Azurmendi | image = | size = | caption = | nickname = | birth_name = Clara Azurmendi Moreno<ref>{{cite web |title=Clara Azurmendi Moreno |url=http://www.coe.es/COE/bd_perso.nsf/2012FDeportistaN3?OpenForm&query=12740*&DEPORTISTA=9159* |publisher=[[Spanish Olympic Committee]] |access-date=8 July 2018 |language=es}}</ref> | country = Spain | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|5|4}} | birth_place = [[San Sebastián]], Spain | height = 1.83 m | weight = 68 kg | years_active = | handedness = Right | coach = Fernando Rivas<br />Anders Thomsen | event = Women's singles & doubles | highest_ranking = WS: 34 (22 November 2022)<br />WD: 38 with [[Beatriz Corrales]] (24 January 2023) | date_of_highest_ranking = | current_ranking = WS: 83<br />WD: 325 with [[Lucía Rodríguez (badminton)|Lucía Rodríguez]] (26 May 2026) | medal_templates = {{MedalSport | Women's [[badminton]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{ESP}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[European Games]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[Badminton at the 2015 European Games|2015 Baku]] | [[Badminton at the 2015 European Games – Women's singles|Women's singles]] }} {{MedalCompetition | [[European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|European Women's Team Championships]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[2024 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2024 Łódź]] | Women's team }} {{MedalBronze |[[2016 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2016 Kazan]] | Women's team }} {{MedalBronze | [[2018 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2018 Kazan]] | Women's team }} {{MedalCompetition | [[European Junior Badminton Championships|European Junior Championships]] }} {{MedalGold |[[2015 European Junior Badminton Championships|2015 Lubin]]| Mixed team }} | bwfbadminton_id = 74218 | bwf_id = BA050564-3365-4552-BA07-9A960CB4F083 }}
'''Clara Azurmendi Moreno'''{{fnf|Azurmendi|Moreno|lang=Spanish}} (born 4 May 1998) is a Spanish [[badminton]] player.<ref>{{cite web |title=Players: Clara Azurmendi |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/74218/clara-azurmendi |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |access-date=24 September 2016 |archive-date=25 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725055353/http://bwfbadminton.com/player/74218/clara-azurmendi |url-status=live }}</ref> She won the bronze medal at the [[Badminton at the 2015 European Games|Baku 2015 European Games]] in the [[Badminton at the 2015 European Games – Women's singles|women's singles]] event.<ref>{{cite web |title=Athletes: Clara Azurmendi |url=http://www.baku2015.com/athletes/athlete=azurmendi-clara-1011528/index.html?intcmp=athletes-hub |publisher=Baku 2015 |access-date=24 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924174328/http://www.baku2015.com/athletes/athlete=azurmendi-clara-1011528/index.html?intcmp=athletes-hub |archive-date=24 September 2016 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> She won her first international title at the 2016 [[Bulgarian International]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web |title=Azurmendi executes Revenge |url=http://www.badmintoneurope.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=4685&cmsid=239&pageid=5381&m=3764706 |publisher=[[Badminton Europe]] |access-date=28 May 2017 |archive-date=9 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209064618/http://www.badmintoneurope.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=4685&cmsid=239&pageid=5381&m=3764706 |url-status=live }}</ref> Azurmendi competed at the [[Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|2020 Tokyo Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Clara Azurmendi cae en su debut frente a la surcoreana An |url=https://as.com/juegos_olimpicos/2021/07/24/noticias/1627140960_167693.html |publisher=Diario AS |date=24 July 2021 |access-date=23 October 2021 |language=es |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726083705/https://as.com/juegos_olimpicos/2021/07/24/noticias/1627140960_167693.html |archive-date=26 July 2021}}</ref>
== Achievements ==
=== European Games === ''Women's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#FFB069" | align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2015 European Games – Women's singles|2015]] | align="left" | Baku Sports Hall, [[Baku]], Azerbaijan | align="left" | {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Lianne Tan]] | align="left" | 21–16, 19–21, 13–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze''' |}
=== BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 7 runners-up) === ''Women's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | [[Bulgarian International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Julie Dawal Jakobsen]] | align="left" | 26–24, 21–11 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | [[Italian International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|SWI}} [[Sabrina Jaquet]] | align="left" | 20–22, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | [[Turkey International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Cemre Fere]] | align="left" | 21–14, 16–21, 12–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2017 | align="left" | [[Romanian International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Anne Hald Jensen]] | align="left" | Walkover | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2018 | align="left" | [[Welsh International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Gayle Mahulette]] | align="left" | 12–21, 21–6, 21–12 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | [[Dutch International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Line Christophersen]] | align="left" | 19–21, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | [[Slovenian International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Sofie Holmboe Dahl]] | align="left" | 14–21, 21–17, 21–18 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | Welsh International | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Fabienne Deprez]] | align="left" | 21–14, 21–16 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | [[Austrian International|Austrian Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Yaëlle Hoyaux]] | align="left" | 21–6, 21–14 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | [[Mexican Open (badminton)|Mexican International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Beatriz Corrales]] | align="left" | 18–21, 17–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6 | align="center" | 2022 | align="left" | [[Peru International|Peru Challenge]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kaoru Sugiyama]] | align="left" | 13–15 retired | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2024 | align="left" | Mexican International | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ishika Jaiswal]] | style="text-align:left" | 21–14, 19–21, 19–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |}
''Women's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | [[Mexican Open (badminton)|Mexican International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Beatriz Corrales]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Lucia Rodriguez (badminton)|Lucía Rodríguez]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Ania Setién]] | align="left" | 23–21, 12–21, 22–20 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2022 | align="left" | [[Canadian International (badminton)|Canadian International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} Beatriz Corrales | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Annie Xu]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kerry Xu]] | align="left" | 21–15, 15–21, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |} : {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Challenge]] tournament : {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Series]] tournament : {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Future Series]] tournament
== Notes == {{Notelist}}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{BWFB|74218}} * {{BWFT|BA050564-3365-4552-BA07-9A960CB4F083|member_id=74218}} * [https://liga.badminton.es/player/clara-azurmendi-c/ Clara Azurmendi] at the ''[[Federación Española de Bádminton]]'' {{in lang|es}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Olympics.com|clara-azurmendi-moreno}} * {{2015 European Games profile|azurmendi-clara-1011528}} * {{COE profile|id1=12740*&DEPORTISTA=9159*|id2=635fec011ba9f186c1257ce0004e6e25|name=Clara Azurmendi Moreno}}
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