Maria Laborde reacts after a victory at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Maria Laborde

Olympian 2024

Senior World Championship Teams: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2014 (Bronze), 2013 (Bronze - Team, Fifth - Individual)

Athlete Bio#

Maria Laborde competes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Age

34

Hometown

Kenosha, WI

Name: Maria Laborde

Weight Category: 48 kg

Club: New York Athletic Club / Ki-Itsu-Sai National Training Center

Birthdate: August 2, 1990

Current Residence: Miami, Fla.

Olympic Experience
  • Paris 2024 - Round of 16
Career Highlights
  • Current World Ranking: No. 12
  • 2023 Masters World Championships Silver medalist
  • 2014 Senior World Championships Bronze Medalist
  • 2013 Senior World Team Championships Bronze Medalist
  • 2013 Senior World Championships Fifth-Place Finisher
  • 2014 Paris Grand Slam Bronze Medalist
  • 4x Senior Pan American Championships Medalist
  • 2014 Havana Grand Prix Champion
  • 3x Continental Open Champion
  • 2x USA Judo Senior National Champion

International Judo Federation Competition History:  Maria Laborde IJF Profile

Personal:

Laborde won team bronze at the 2013 Senior World Championships representing her native Cuba and returned to the podium the following year with an individual bronze medal win. After moving to the United States, Laborde received her U.S. citizenship in 2022 and began competing for Team USA in March of 2022. In 2023, Laborde made history as the first U.S. athlete to medal at the Masters Worlds since 2016 when she won silver. Laborde will hold the highest seed for Team USA at the Games where she is expected to be seeded 10th at 48 kg.

Competition History:

2024:

  • Bronze - Senior Pan American-Oceania Championships
  • Seventh - Antalya Grand Slam
  • Seventh - Tashkent Grand Slam


2023:

  • Gold - USA Judo Senior National Championships
  • Silver - Masters World Championships
  • Silver - Santo Domingo Pan American Open
  • Bronze - Senior Pan American-Oceania Championships
  • Bronze - Pan American Games
  • Fifth - Tel Aviv Grand Slam
  • Seventh - Zagreb Grand Prix
  • Seventh - Paris Grand Slam
  • Seventh - Dushanbe Grand Prix
  • Seventh - Upper Austria Grand Prix


2022:

  • Gold - Perth Oceania Open
  • Gold - USA Judo Senior National Championships
  • Gold - Santo Domingo Pan American Open 
  • Gold - Tunis African Open 
  • Bronze - Senior Pan American Championships
  • Seventh - World Masters Championships
  • Seventh - Zagreb Grand Prix 

2021:

  • Gold - USA Judo President's Cup National Championships 
  • Gold - Dallas Invitational 


2014 (Representing Cuba):

  • Gold - Havana Grand Prix 
  • Gold - Senior Pan American Championships 
  • Gold - Belgian Ladies Open 
  • Bronze - Senior World Championships  
  • Fifth - Paris Grand Slam 
  • Seventh - Dusseldorf Grand Prix  


2013 (Representing Cuba):

  • Bronze - Senior World Team Championships (52kg)
  • Bronze - Paris Grand Slam 

  • Bronze - Belgian Ladies Open
  • Fifth - Senior World Championships
  • Seventh - Senior Pan American Championships  

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Event Schedule#

2025 USA Judo Youth National Championships

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2024 USA Judo Youth National Championships

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