Beatriz Lucero Lhuillier
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Beatriz Lucero-Lhuillier, more popularly known as Bea Lucero, won a bronze medal at the 1992 Olympics in taekwondo
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Bea Lucero graduated from International School Manila
in 1991. Before switching to Taekwondo, Bea was an artistic gymnast
. She won 2 golds & 3 silver during the 1987 Southeast Asian Games
held in Jakarta
. Bea failed to make the team to the 1988 Seoul Olympics because her age instead she joined the Philippine Delegation to Seoul to cover the gymnastics event. In 1992, she won a bronze medal in the featherweight
division in taekwondo in the Olympic games in Barcelona
with teammate Stephen Fernandez who also won a bronze medal.
She also advertised for Ivory Soap as well as Nestle Philippines. She currently endorses Phiten, a Japanese lifestyle brand that promotes health, style, and comfort.
Bea is married to Jean Henri Lhuillier, Honorary Consul General of The Most Serene Republic of San Marino to the Philippines and the man behind the Cebuana Lhuillier Pawnshop chain. She is a mother of three boys and one girl.
Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
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Bea Lucero graduated from International School Manila
International School Manila
International School Manila is a private school in Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is non-denominational and co-educational, and primarily serves Manila's multinational community...
in 1991. Before switching to Taekwondo, Bea was an artistic gymnast
Gymnast
Gymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics, trampolining, or rhythmic gymnastics.See gymnasium for the origin of the word gymnast from gymnastikos.-Female artistic:Australia...
. She won 2 golds & 3 silver during the 1987 Southeast Asian Games
Southeast Asian Games
The Southeast Asian Games , is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia...
held in Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
. Bea failed to make the team to the 1988 Seoul Olympics because her age instead she joined the Philippine Delegation to Seoul to cover the gymnastics event. In 1992, she won a bronze medal in the featherweight
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...
division in taekwondo in the Olympic games in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
with teammate Stephen Fernandez who also won a bronze medal.
She also advertised for Ivory Soap as well as Nestle Philippines. She currently endorses Phiten, a Japanese lifestyle brand that promotes health, style, and comfort.
Bea is married to Jean Henri Lhuillier, Honorary Consul General of The Most Serene Republic of San Marino to the Philippines and the man behind the Cebuana Lhuillier Pawnshop chain. She is a mother of three boys and one girl.
External links
- Wedding to John Henri Lhuillier
- http://www.sigmadeltaphi.com/news_sdphonors.html