Estela Rodríguez
Cuban judoka (1967–2022)
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Full name | Estela Rodríguez Villanueva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1967-11-17)17 November 1967[1] Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 10 April 2022(2022-04-10) (aged 54) Havana, Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | +72 kg, Open | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olympic Games | (1992, 1996) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Champ. | (1989) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pan American Champ. | (1990, 1992) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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JudoInside.com | 990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Updated on 4 June 2023 |
Estela Rodríguez Villanueva[a] (17 November 1967 – 10 April 2022) was a Cuban judoka. She won silver medals at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, both in the Half Heavyweight (over 72 kg) category.[2] She returned a positive test to banned diuretic drug called furosemide at the 1996 Olympics, but was only issued with a reprimand, and allowed to keep her medals.[3] Rodríguez died in Havana on 10 April 2022, at the age of 54.[4]
Notes
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Villanueva.
References
- ^ Estela Rodríguez's profile at JudoInside.com
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Estela Rodríguez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ Wilson, Stephen (24 July 1996). "Medal Kept Despite Drug Test". WashingtonPost.com. The Associated Press.
- ^ Falleció la destacada judoca cubana Estela Rodríguez (in Spanish)
External links
- Estela Rodríguez at the International Judo Federation
- Estela Rodríguez at JudoInside.com
- Estela Rodríguez at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Estela Rodríguez at Olympics.com
- Estela Rodríguez at Olympedia
- Estela Rodríguez at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Estela Rodríguez at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Estela Rodríguez at The-Sports.org
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World Judo Championships — Women's Openweight
- 1980: Ingrid Berghmans
- 1982: Ingrid Berghmans
- 1984: Ingrid Berghmans
- 1986: Ingrid Berghmans
- 1987: Gao Fenglian
- 1989: Estela Rodríguez
- 1991: Zhuang Xiaoyan
- 1993: Beata Maksymow
- 1995: Monique van der Lee
- 1997: Daima Beltrán
- 1999: Daima Beltrán
- 2001: Céline Lebrun
- 2003: Tong Wen
- 2005: Midori Shintani
- 2007: Maki Tsukada
- 2008: Tong Wen
- 2010: Mika Sugimoto
- 2011: Tong Wen
- 2017: Sarah Asahina
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