Team USAJudo

Maria Laborde

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

Athlete News

Maria Laborde and Angelica Delgado Win Bronze at the Pan American Games
(Santiago, Chile) – Paris Olympic hopefuls Maria Laborde (Kenosha, WI / NYAC / Ki-Itsu-Sai National Training Center) and Angelica Delgado (Miami, FL / NYAC / Ki-Itsu-Sai National Training Center) were back on the podium on Saturday, claiming bronzes on...
Oct 29, 2023
Hannah Martin and Maria Laborde Win Pan Am Bronze
(Calgary, CAN) – Two of Team USA’s most experienced competitors returned to the Senior Pan Am-Oceania Championships podium on Friday when 35-year-old Hannah Martin (Burnt Hills, NY / New York Athletic Club) and Maria Laborde (Kenosha, WI / NYAC / Ki-It...
Sep 16, 2023

Athlete Bio

IJF

Hometown

Kenosha, WI

Weight Category: 48 kg

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

Career Highlights

Current World Ranking: No. 20
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
2x Senior Pan American Championships Medalist
2014 Havana Grand Prix Champion
3x Continental Open Champion
2x 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. Within less than a year, she has become the second-highest ranked U.S. athlete in the world rankings and is a top hopeful to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Competition History:

2023:

Gold - USA Judo Senior National Championships
Silver - Santo Domingo Pan American Open
Fifth - Tel Aviv Grand Slam
Seventh - Paris Grand Slam
Seventh - Dushanbe Grand Prix
Seventh - Upper Austria Grand Prix

2022:

Gold - Perth Grand Prix
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

2015:

Gold - Dallas Invitational

2014:

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:

Bronze - Senior World Team Championships (52kg)
Bronze - Paris Grand Slam
Bronze - Belgian Ladies Open
Fifth - Senior World Championships
Seventh - Senior Pan American Championships