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Legna Verdecia

1972 - Today

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Legna Verdecia Rodríguez (born 29 October 1972 in Granma) is a Cuban judoka who won Olympic medals in 1996 and 2000. In a career from 1989 to 2006 she won 165 out of 187 fights, making her one of the most successful Cuban judoka in history. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Legna Verdecia is the 107th most popular martial arts (up from 131st in 2024), the 183rd most popular biography from Cuba (up from 205th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Cuban Martial Arts.

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Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Legna Verdecia ranks 107 out of 179. Before her are Gary Goodridge, Max Holloway, Nick Diaz, Quinton Jackson, Frank Wieneke, and Ray Sefo. After her are Mike Zambidis, Sven Loll, Tank Abbott, Amanda Nunes, Girolamo Giovinazzo, and Maurício Rua.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Legna Verdecia ranks 587. Before her are Aafia Siddiqui, Sophie Zelmani, Peter Møller, Sylvain Tesson, Terry Balsamo, and Justina Machado. After her are Stoja, Andrey Malakhov, Adam Beach, Jessika Roswall, Aleksandar Janković, and Daniil of Bulgaria.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Legna Verdecia ranks 183 out of 300. Before her are Luis Delís (1957), Andrés Aldama (1956), Guillermo Rigondeaux (1980), Driulis González (1973), Estela Rodríguez (1967), and Dayron Robles (1986). After her are Yoani Sánchez (1975), Anier García (1976), Marlene Forte (1961), Wilfredo León (1993), Tania Bruguera (1968), and Ana Fernández (1973).

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In Cuba

Among martial arts born in Cuba, Legna Verdecia ranks 3. Before her are Yoel Romero (1977), and Héctor Lombard (1978). After her are Ángel Matos (1976), Diadenis Luna (1975), Urbia Meléndez (1972), Israel Hernández (1970), and Robelis Despaigne (1988).

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