Maria Celia Laborde

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Maria Celia Laborde (born 2 August 1990) is a Cuban-born American judoka.[1]

NationalityAmerican
Born (1990-08-02) 2 August 1990 (age 35)
OccupationJudoka
Height5 ft 1 in (155 cm)
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Maria Celia Laborde
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1990-08-02) 2 August 1990 (age 35)
OccupationJudoka
Height5 ft 1 in (155 cm)
Sport
Country
SportJudo
Weight class48 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2024)
World Champ.Bronze (2014)
Pan American Champ. (2014)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 Santiago48 kg
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 Santiago48 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Lima48 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Calgary48 kg
Bronze medal – third place2024 Rio de Janeiro48 kg
World Masters
Silver medal – second place2023 Budapest48 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place2026 Tashkent48 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2022 Perth48 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Guadalajara48 kg
Silver medal – second place2025 Gold Coast48 kg
Bronze medal – third place2025 Linz48 kg
Representing  Cuba
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2014 Chelyabinsk48 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Guayaquil48 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place2013 Paris48 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2014 Havana48 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF11808, 67154
JudoInside.com56350
Updated on 3 March 2026
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Laborde won a bronze medal at the 2014 World Judo Championships in Chelyabinsk for Cuba. After winning bronze at the 2013 Paris Grand Slam, she immigrated to the United States. According to a USA Today profile on Laborde before her first appearance at the Olympic Games in 2024, she had been third in the world in her weight class at the time, which would have made her likely to represent Cuba at the 2016 games; however, she originally intended to take those qualification points and use them to represent the USA, but was told that she required American citizenship and had to start from scratch.[2] Laborde received American citizenship in 2022, making her eligible to represent the USA, and claimed a bronze medal at the 2022 Pan American-Oceania Championships, in Lima, Peru.[1]

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