Weight Category: 48 kg
Club: New York Athletic Club / Ki-Itsu-Sai National Training Center
- 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:
2013: