Annie Ramirez (born November 25, 1990) is a Filipino jujutsu practitioner. She competes both in

Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting (ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...

and the standard form of the discipline.

Education

Ramirez attended the University of Santo Tomas 2009-2014 (undergrad) .

Career

Ramirez was originally a swimmer, before taking up judo while at university. She would later learn jujitsu from judoka and Southeast Asian Games multi-medalist John Baylon. Ramirez would represent the Philippines in international competitions. She was a gold medalist for the Philippines at the

2014 Asian Beach Games The Fourth Asian Beach Games were held in Phuket Island, Phuket Province, Thailand. The games were originally scheduled for Boracay Island, Aklan, Philippines, but was affected by the OCA's hosting changes. The games were held on the same year of ...

. She won a gold medal at the

2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games The 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games ( tk, Ýapyk binalarda we söweş sungaty boýunça V Aziýa oýunlary/Япык биналарда ве сөвеш сунгаты боюнча V Азия оюнлары), which is also counted as the 5 ...

in Turkmenistan in the women's -55kg. She competed in the

2018 Asian Games The 2018 Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, was a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 A ...

in the women's -62 kg, a heavier class than her usual -55kg. She was eliminated in the Round of 16. Ramirez is a three-time Southeast Asian (SEA) Games gold medalist. At the

2021 SEA Games The 2021 Southeast Asian Games ( vi, Đại hội Thể thao Đông Nam Á 2021, lit=2021 Southeast Asian Sport Assembly), officially known as the 31st Southeast Asian Games, 31st SEA Games or SEA Games 31, and also recognized as Viet Nam 2021, wa ...

in Vietnam in May 2022, she would compete in a higher weight class at -62kg since her previous event was scrapped. She still won the gold. She followed it with a third gold medal at the

2023 SEA Games , Romanization of Khmer#UNGEGN, UNGEGN: ''Keila Rôs Knŏng Sântĕphéap'') , nations = 11 , athletes = 6,210 , events = 580 in 36 sports , opening = 5 May 2023 , closing = 17 May 2023 , opened_by = Hun Sen , ...

in Cambodia in the women's -57kg. In October 2023 at the

2022 Asian Games The 2022 Asian Games (), officially known as the 19th Asian Games (), also known as Hangzhou 2022, ( zh, c=杭州2022, p=Hángzhōu Èr líng èr èr), will be a multi-sport event celebrated in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. Hangzhou will be the t ...

in Hangzhou, China, Ramirez would win her first Asian Games gold medal by ruling the women's -57kg.

Personal life

Ramirez is a resident of Muntinlupa City as of 2022 but considers Pamplona, Camarines Sur as her home province.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramirez, Annie 1990 births Filipino practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Female Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners University of Santo Tomas alumni Asian Games gold medalists for the Philippines Asian Games medalists in ju-jitsu SEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines Filipino jujutsuka Living people Place of birth missing (living people) People from Marikina Sportspeople from Camarines Sur Ju-jitsu practitioners at the 2022 Asian Games