Maricet Espinosa

{{Short description|Cuban judoka (1990–2024)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}

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| full_name = Maricet Espinosa González

| birth_date = {{birth date|1990|1|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Havana, Cuba

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|1|21|1990|1|2|df=y}}

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| country = Cuba

| weight_class = {{nbnd}}63 kg

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| olympics_rank = R16

| olympics_year = 2016

| olympics_weight = Women's 63 kg

| worlds_rank = 5

| worlds_year = 2011

| worlds_weight = Women's 63 kg

| regionals_type = AM

| regionals_rank = 1

| regionals_year = 2013

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| regionals_year2 = 2014

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{{Medal|Sport| Women's judo }}

{{Medal|Country| {{CUB}} }}

{{Medal|Competition| Pan American Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 2013 San José | {{nbnd}}63 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2014 Guayaquil | {{nbnd}}63 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2016 Havana | {{nbnd}}63 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Slam }}

{{Medal|B| 2011 Rio de Janeiro | {{nbnd}}63 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2012 Tokyo | {{nbnd}}63 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2016 Baku | {{nbnd}}63 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Prix }}

{{Medal|S| 2016 Havana | {{nbnd}}63 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2013 Miami | {{nbnd}}63 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2014 Havana | {{nbnd}}63 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2015 Qingdao | {{nbnd}}63 kg }}

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Maricet Espinosa González (2 January 1990 – 21 January 2024) was a Cuban judoka. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's 63 kg event, in which she was eliminated in the second round by Yarden Gerbi.{{cite web |title=Maricet Espinosa |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/maricet-espinosa |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816100704/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/maricet-espinosa |archivedate=16 August 2016 |accessdate=30 August 2016 |website=Rio 2016}}{{cite web |title=Women -63 kg - Standings |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/judo-standings-ju-women-63-kg |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820143738/https://www.rio2016.com/en/judo-standings-ju-women-63-kg |archivedate=20 August 2016 |accessdate=30 August 2016 |website=Rio 2016}}

Espinosa died from a heart attack on 21 January 2024, at the age of 34.{{cite news |title=Falleció a los 34 años la judoca cubana Maricet Espinosa |url=https://www.cubanoticias360.com/fallecio-a-los-34-anos-la-judoca-cubana-maricet-espinosa |access-date=23 January 2024 |work=CubaNoticias360 |date=22 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122203410/https://www.cubanoticias360.com/fallecio-a-los-34-anos-la-judoca-cubana-maricet-espinosa |archive-date=22 January 2024 |language=es}}{{cite news |title=Death of Cuban Olympian Maricet Espinosa |url=https://www.judoinside.com/news/6367 |access-date=23 January 2024 |work=JudoInside.com |date=22 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123073326/https://www.judoinside.com/news/6367 |archive-date=23 January 2024}}