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Estela Rodríguez

1967 - 2022

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Estela Rodríguez Villanueva (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. 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. Rodríguez died in Havana on 10 April 2022, at the age of 54. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Estela Rodríguez is the 2,691st most popular athlete (up from 2,733rd in 2024), the 181st most popular biography from Cuba (up from 182nd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Cuban Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Estela Rodríguez ranks 2,691 out of 6,025. Before her are Alexander Pusch, Koji Murofushi, Dafne Schippers, Zhanna Pintusevich-Block, Anna Carin Zidek, and Ray Stewart. After her are Dayron Robles, Olga Chernyavskaya, Alexander Melentyev, Selina Gasparin, Kim Woo-jin, and Alastair McCorquodale.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Estela Rodríguez ranks 570. Before her are Attila Horváth, Jana Sorgers, Kazumi Totaka, Cas Mudde, Chris Parnell, and Jason Cooper. After her are Philippe Poutou, Li Donghua, Philippe Besson, Sven Ottke, Grigoriy Yegorov, and Anita Moen. Among people deceased in 2022, Estela Rodríguez ranks 651. Before her are Howard Hesseman, Grace Alele-Williams, Roman Kutuzov, Darya Dugina, Volodymyr Struk, and Peter Bowles. After her are Kirk Baptiste, Gábor Csapó, June Brown, Shane Warne, Charlotte Valandrey, and Veronica Carlson.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Estela Rodríguez ranks 181 out of 300. Before her are Konnan (1964), Magaly Carvajal (1968), Luis Delís (1957), Andrés Aldama (1956), Guillermo Rigondeaux (1980), and Driulis González (1973). After her are Dayron Robles (1986), Legna Verdecia (1972), Yoani Sánchez (1975), Anier García (1976), Wilfredo León (1993), and Tania Bruguera (1968).

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Among ATHLETES In Cuba

Among athletes born in Cuba, Estela Rodríguez ranks 13. Before her are Silvio Leonard (1955), Roberto Hernández (1967), Maritza Martén (1963), Ángel Herrera Vera (1957), Ariel Hernández (1970), and Luis Delís (1957). After her are Dayron Robles (1986), Anier García (1976), Pedro Pablo Pichardo (1993), Yipsi Moreno (1980), Yumileidi Cumbá (1975), and Yarelys Barrios (1983).

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