Rene Capo

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rene Capo
Occupation	Judoka
Date Of Birth	May 9, 1961(1961-05-09)
Age	63
Date Of Death	July 6, 2009, Chicago, IL
Birthplace	Pinar del Río
Country	Cuba
Birth City	Pinar del Río Province
Horoscope	Taurus

Rene Capo Biography

Rene Capo is one of the most popular and richest Judoka who was born on May 9, 1961 in Pinar del Río, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba.

Capo immigrated to the United States from Pinar del Río, Cuba in 1962, when he was still an infant, and grew up in Hialeah, Florida. He learned Judo as a member of Florida Judo Kai, under the tutelage of Cuban Champion Reinaldo Montpellier. After graduating from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School He attended the University of Minnesota, where he played defensive tackle for the Golden Gophers from 1979 to 1982, sharing a team record with four sacks.

After a four-year break from Judo in which he focused on football and college, Capo won a gold medal at the 1987 Pacific Rim Championships. A year later, he upset a number of highly ranked heavyweights at the US Judo Olympic Trials. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Capo finished 19th. Capo qualified as the alternate for the 1992 Summer Olympics, but was unable to compete due to severe neck injury. After having surgery on two vertebrae, he made it to the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated the first day. From 2005 to 2007, Capo taught judo at the Jason Morris Judo Center in Glenville. He narrowly missed qualifying for the 2008 Summer Olympics, losing to his own student, Kyle Vashkulat. At the 2008 USA Judo Senior National Championships one month later, Capo placed fifth.

Rene Capo Net Worth

Rene Capo is one of the richest Judoka from Cuba. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rene Capo 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Rene Capo (May 9, 1961 – July 6, 2009) was a judoka from the United States who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. Capo immigrated to the United States from Cuba as a young boy. Though he won several judo championships in high school, Capo took a four-year break from the sport to attend the University of Minnesota. After college, Capo went on to qualify for two United States Olympics teams, could not compete as an alternate in another due to a back injury, and narrowly missed making the 2008 team. In 2008, Capo was diagnosed with lung cancer, which caused his death the following year.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Rene Capo Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Ricardo Ranked on the list of most popular Judoka. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Cuba. Rene Capo celebrates birthday on May 9 of every year.