What is Estela Rodríguez?
'''Estela Rodríguez Villanueva'''{{efn Spanish name|Rodríguez|Villanueva}} (November 12, 1967 – April 10, 2022) was a Cuban [[judo]]ka. She won silver medals at the [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992]] and [[1996 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/estela-rodriguez-1.html |title=Estela Rodríguez |access-date=May 21, 2020 |archive-date=August 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812232400/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/estela-rodriguez-1.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> She used the illegal [[diuretic]] drug called [[furosemide]] at the 1996 Olympics, but was only issued a warning and was allowed to keep her medals.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/olympics/daily/judo/july/24/drugs.htm |title=Medal Kept Despite Drug Test |first=Stephen |last=Wilson |date=July 24, 1996 |agency=The Associated Press |website=WashingtonPost.com}}</ref> She was born in [[Santiago de Cuba]], [[Cuba]]. Rodríguez died in [[Havana]], [[Cuba]] on April 10, 2022 from [[cardiac arrest]] at the age of 54.<ref>[http://www.cubadebate.cu/noticias/2022/04/10/fallecio-la-destacada-judoca-cubana-estela-rodriguez/ Falleció la destacada judoca cubana Estela Rodríguez] {{in lang|es}}</ref> ==Notes== {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Estela}} [[Category:1967 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Olympic medalists for Cuba]] [[Category:Judoka]] [[Category:Olympic silver medalists]] [[Category:Deaths from cardiac arrest]] {{sports-bio-stub}}