Maricet Espinosa Explained
| Full Name: | Maricet Espinosa González |
| Birth Date: | 2 January 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Havana, Cuba |
| Country: | Cuba |
| Weight Class: | 63 kg |
| Olympics Rank: | R16 |
| Olympics Year: | 2016 |
| Olympics Weight: | Women's 63 kg |
| Worlds Rank: | 5 |
| Worlds Year: | 2011 |
| Worlds Weight: | Women's 63 kg |
| Regionals Type: | AM |
| Regionals Rank: | 1 |
| Regionals Year: | 2013 |
| Regionals Year2: | 2014 |
| Updated: | 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]
Notes and References
- Web site: Maricet Espinosa . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160816100704/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/maricet-espinosa . 16 August 2016 . 30 August 2016 . Rio 2016.
- Web site: Women -63 kg - Standings . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160820143738/https://www.rio2016.com/en/judo-standings-ju-women-63-kg . 20 August 2016 . 30 August 2016 . Rio 2016.
- News: Falleció a los 34 años la judoca cubana Maricet Espinosa . 23 January 2024 . CubaNoticias360 . 22 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240122203410/https://www.cubanoticias360.com/fallecio-a-los-34-anos-la-judoca-cubana-maricet-espinosa . 22 January 2024 . es.
- News: Death of Cuban Olympian Maricet Espinosa . 23 January 2024 . JudoInside.com . 22 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240123073326/https://www.judoinside.com/news/6367 . 23 January 2024.
