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Estela Rodríguez

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Estela Rodríguez
Personal information
Full nameEstela Rodríguez Villanueva
BornNovember 17, 1967 (1967-11-17) (age 56)
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Heavyweight
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Heavyweight
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Havana Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1991 Havana Open class
Silver medal – second place 1987 Indianapolis Open class
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Indianapolis Heavyweight

Estela Rodríguez Villanueva[a] (born November 17, 1967 in Santiago de Cuba) is a retired Cuban judoka. She won silver medals at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, both in the Half Heavyweight (over 72 kg) category.[1] 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.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ In this article, the surname is Rodríguez, not Villanueva.

References

  1. ^ 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 December 4, 2016.
  2. ^ Wilson, Stephen (July 24, 1996). "Medal Kept Despite Drug Test". WashingtonPost.com. The Associated Press.