Rosana Simón Álamo (born 11 July 1989) is a female

taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. ...

practitioner from

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. She won the gold medal in the heavyweight division (+73 kg) at the

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. In the gold medal match, Simón beat Liu Rui of China 6–4, landing a game-leading 3-point kick to the head against the Chinese opponent and knocking her down with 15 seconds left in the final round.

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* 1988 births Spanish female taekwondo practitioners Living people People from La Palma Sportspeople from the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Spain Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Summer World University Games medalists in taekwondo Mediterranean Games medalists in taekwondo FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Spain European Taekwondo Championships medalists World Taekwondo Championships medalists Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade European Games competitors for Spain Taekwondo practitioners at the 2015 European Games 20th-century Spanish women 21st-century Spanish women {{Spain-taekwondo-bio-stub