Maricet Espinosa

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)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryCuba
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍63 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (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
IJF5293
JudoInside.com49483
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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