Ronaldo Veitia Valdivie (21 October 1947 – 5 December 2022) was a Cuban judoka and coach for the country's Olympic judo team.

Veitia was born on 21 October 1947.[1] He led the women's Judo team to multiple Olympic medals, and world championships.[2] Veitia also was responsible for the team winning consecutive gold medals at the Pan Am Games since 1975.[2] His players Dayaris Mestre, Magdiel Estrada, and Idalys Ortiz all won gold for Cuba under him.[3] In fact, he coached his team at six Olympic Games from 1992 to 2012 and obtained five gold, nine silver and ten bronze medals.[4] This made him the coach with the largest amount of Olympic Medals in the history of Judo.[4] In Munich, he held a seminar on how to build a fighting machine.[5] In 30 years he earned 308 international medals for Judo.[6]

Veitia died of complications of diabetes on 5 December 2022, at the age of 75.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Ronaldo Veitia, Judoka, JudoInside".
  2. 1 2 "JudoInside - News - Cuban coach Ronaldo Veitia announces retirement".
  3. ↑ "Legendary Cuban Judo Coach Ronaldo Veitia Announces Retirement".
  4. 1 2 "IJF News 238 - Havana Grand Prix 2016, Cuba - DAY 2".
  5. ↑ Law, Mark (25 June 2008). The Pyjama Game: A Journey into Judo. Aurum Press. ISBN 9781781310069 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ "JudoInside - News - Ronaldo Veitia Valdivie awarded with IJF gold plaquette".
  7. ↑ "Falleció Ronaldo Veitía, entrenador emblemático de judo cubano". Cuban Información. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.


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