2015_04_02_DEP_taekwondo_perez_cobos
Mikel Perez Cobos, bronze medal at the Spanish Taekwondo Championship U21
In Olympic wrestling, Maialen Guelbenzu won a silver medal at the Spanish Championship.
Mikel Pérez Cobos won last weekend the bronze medal in the Spanish Taekwondo Championship Under 21, losing in the semifinals against Daniel Quesada, Junior World Champion in 2012. With this result the university taekwondist confirms the good trajectory he is maintaining this season, since in December he also won the bronze medal in the Spanish Club Championship in Junior category.
In addition, in women's wrestling, Maialen Guelbenzu won second place in the Spanish Olympic Wrestling Championship in San Blas (Madrid), which hosted the Spanish Olympic Wrestling Championships in the junior and school categories.
The expedition of the Burlada Wrestling Club represented the Community of Navarra with a total of 9 wrestlers in both categories, winning 7 metals in total (4 golds, 2 silvers and 1 bronze).
These results lifted the Burlada Wrestling Club to second place by clubs in women's wrestling, and placed Navarra on the third step of the podium in the same category modality.
At the individual level these were the results of our wrestlers:
Junior Male Category
o Ibai Gracia. Gold medal in Greco-Roman 60kg.
o Arkaitz Galisteo. 12th place in Olympic Free 60kg.
o Gorka Rekalde. 5th place in Olympic Free 74Kg.
Women's Free Category
o Elena Arbea. Silver medal in 48kg.
o Aintzane Gorria. Gold medal in 51kg.
o Maialen Guelbenzu. Silver medal in 59kg.
o Itziar Rekalde. Gold medal in 63kg.
School Boys Category
o Iñaki Arbea. Gold medal in 53kg.
Female School Category
o Oihane Valle. Bronze medal in 44kg.