Legna Verdecia Rodríguez (born October 29, 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.[1]

Legna Verdecia

Personal information
Born	(1972-10-29) 29 October 1972 (age 50)
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Cuba
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–48 kg, –52 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	(1993)
Pan American Champ.	(1988, 1990, 1997, 1998)
Olympic Games	(2000)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  Cuba Olympic Games 2000 Sydney –52 kg 1996 Atlanta –52 kg World Championships 1993 Hamilton –52 kg 1999 Birmingham –52 kg 1991 Barcelona –48 kg 1995 Chiba –52 kg 2001 Munich –52 kg Pan American Games 1991 Havana –48 kg 1995 Mara del Plata –52 kg 1999 Winnipeg –52 kg Pan American Championships 1988 Buenos Aires –45 kg 1990 Caracas –48 kg 1997 Guadalajara –52 kg 1998 Santo Domingo –52 kg 1996 San Juan –52 kg 1992 Ontario –52 kg 1994 Santiago –52 kg World Juniors Championships 1990 Dijon –48 kg Summer Universiade 1999 Palma de Mallorca –52 kg 1995 Fukuoka –52 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	20045
JudoInside.com	997
Updated on 27 October 2022.

References

External links

• Legna Verdecia at the International Judo Federation
• Legna Verdecia at JudoInside.com
• Legna Verdecia at Olympedia
• Legna Verdecia at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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[ru] Вердесия, Легна