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

taekwondo Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ...

, a demonstration sports at the Games. Lucero graduated from

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

gymnast Gymnastics is a group of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, artistry and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...

. She won 2 golds & 3 silver during the 1987

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held in

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. Bea failed to make the team to the 1988

Seoul Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

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 Cebuana Lhuillier Pawnshop. 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.

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