Maricet Espinosa González, Judo Olympian, Dies at 34_ Farewell to a Legend _ E!

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00:00 The sports world is mourning the loss of Maricet Espinosa-Gonzalez.

00:05 The star judo athlete who represented Cuba in the 2016 Olympic Games has died at age

00:10 34.

00:12 The Pan American Judo Confederation confirmed on January 22nd.

00:16 A statement on the Confederation's Instagram page, translated from Spanish, reads in part,

00:21 "With deep sadness, we bid farewell to a legend of Pan American and Cuban Judo.

00:27 Rest in peace, our dearest Maricet."

00:29 Our condolences to her family and Cuban Judo.

00:32 Your spirit and your achievements will last forever.

00:35 A separate statement shared to Facebook on January 22nd by the Cuban Sports University

00:40 says, "Cuban Judo is in mourning.

00:43 Maricet Espinosa-Gonzalez passed away.

00:46 With great pain, the university community of Cuban sports receives the news of the death

00:50 of the outstanding Cuban judoka, Maricet Espinosa-Gonzalez.

00:54 On behalf of our teachers, workers, and students, we extend our deepest condolences to their

00:59 families, friends, and colleagues."

01:02 A cause of death for Gonzalez has not been shared.

01:05 Maricet was born on January 2nd, 1990, in Havana, Cuba.

01:10 She was the Pan American Judo Champion in 2013 and 2014, according to Inside Judo.

01:16 She also competed in multiple Cuban Championships and won the bronze medal at Grand Slams in

01:20 Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo, and Baku.

01:23 She competed in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio in the women's 63-kilogram event, but

01:29 was eliminated in the second round.

01:31 The following year, Gonzalez retired from the Cuban national Judo team after 10 years,

01:36 per Inside Judo.

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