Beatriz Lucero-Lhuillier, born Beatriz Lucero and more popularly known as Bea Lucero, is a Filipino former athlete and Olympian. She won a bronze medal at the 1992 Olympics in

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, a demonstration sports at the Games. Lucero graduated from

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in 1991. Before switching to Taekwondo, Bea was an artistic

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. She won 2 golds & 3 silver during the 1987

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held in Jakarta. Bea failed to make the team to the 1988

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because of sports politics. Instead she joined the Philippine Delegation to Seoul to cover the gymnastics event. In 1992, she won a bronze medal in the

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division in taekwondo in the Olympic games in

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with teammate Stephen Fernandez who also won a bronze medal. Her medal was not included in the official tally because it was a demonstration sport. She advertised for Ivory Soap, Nestle Philippines and others. She is married to

Jean Henri Lhuillier Jean Henri Diago Lhuillier (, born March 24, 1969) is a Filipino businessman, diplomat and sports patron. He is the President and CEO of the PJ Lhuillier Group of Companies, which operates and manages Cebuana Lhuillier, the largest micro financi ...

, Honorary Consul General of

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of the Philippines and President and CEO of

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. She is a mother of three boys and a girl.

References

External links

Wedding to John Henri Lhuillier
*http://www.sigmadeltaphi.com/news_sdphonors.html
"Staying Fit with Phiten".
Philippine Star.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lucero Lhuillier, Beatriz Filipino female artistic gymnasts Living people Filipino female taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners of the Philippines Taekwondo practitioners at the 1992 Summer Olympics Beatriz 1972 births Southeast Asian Games medalists in taekwondo Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for the Philippines Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for the Philippines Competitors at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games Asian Taekwondo Championships medalists 21st-century Filipino women