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Maricet Espinosa
Personal information
Full nameMaricet Espinosa González
NicknameLa Mole  Edit this on Wikidata
Born(1990-01-02)2 January 1990
Havana, Cuba
Died21 January 2024(2024-01-21) (aged 34)
Occupation Judoka
Sport
Country Cuba
Sport Judo
Weight class‍–‍63 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games R16 ( 2016)
World Champ.5th ( 2011)
Pan American Champ. ( 2013, 2014)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing   Cuba
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 San José ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Guayaquil ‍–‍63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Havana ‍–‍63 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Tokyo ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Baku ‍–‍63 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2016 Havana ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Miami ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Havana ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Qingdao ‍–‍63 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 5293
JudoInside.com 49483
Updated on 23 January 2024

Maricet Espinosa González (2 January 1990 – 21 January 2024) was a Cuban judoka. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's 63 kg event, in which she was eliminated in the second round by Yarden Gerbi. [1] [2]

Espinosa died from a heart attack on 21 January 2024, at the age of 34. [3] [4]

References

  1. ^ "Maricet Espinosa". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Women -63 kg - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Falleció a los 34 años la judoca cubana Maricet Espinosa". CubaNoticias360 (in Spanish). 22 January 2024. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Death of Cuban Olympian Maricet Espinosa". JudoInside.com. 22 January 2024. Archived from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.

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