María Cangá

María Magda Cangá Valencia (27 September 1962 – 9 August 2023) was an Ecuadorian female judoka. She competed for her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, where she was defeated in the first round and carried the national flag at the opening ceremony. Cangá won the silver medal in the Women's Half Heavyweight (– 72 kg) division at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba, after having gained bronze four years earlier in Indianapolis.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cangá and the second or maternal family name is Valencia.
María Cangá
Personal information
Born(1962-09-27)27 September 1962
Died9 August 2023(2023-08-09) (aged 60)
Medal record
Women's Judo
Representing  Ecuador
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1991 Havana Half-Middleweight
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Indianapolis Half-Heavyweight

Cangá died on 9 August 2023, at the age of 60.[1]

References
  1. María Cangá: Muere la exjudoca y abanderada de Ecuador en Barcelona 1992 (in Spanish)

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