Claudio Zupo
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| Birth name | Claudio Zupo Gutiérrez | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 22, 1984 Sonora, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 July 2020 (aged 35) Sonora, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Openweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Claudio Zupo Gutiérrez (Sonora, 22 September 1984 – 24 July 2020) was a Mexican judoka.[1] He was known as El gigante de Sonora ("the giant from Sonora").
Career[]
Zupo participated in the 2005 and 2006 Pan American Championships; he won a bronze medal at the 2006 Pan American Judo Championships in the openweight category, and a silver medal at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games in the team category.[2][3] He also won a Golden Medal at the 2006 Mexico City International Tournament, two silver medals at the 2008 and 2010 Mexican Championships, and one Golden Medal in the junior category at the 2002 National Olimpiade in San Luis Potosí.[4]
After his withdrawal from the tatami, he served as trainer in the Sonora State Sports Commission (Codeson), and later as coordinator of the high-performance gym in Hermosillo, Sonora.[5]
Death[]
Zupo died in his native Sonora on 24 July 2020, aged 35, from COVID-19, during the pandemic in Mexico. On the previous day, his mother had also succumbed to the same illness. His family claimed that he had been fired from the Codeson when he tested positive for COVID-19.[6][7][8][9]
References[]
- ^ "Muere Claudio Zupo, Campeón Panamericano de México en Judo, víctima de COVID-19". MedioTiempo, Sonora. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ «Claudio Zupo»
- ^ Muere Claudio Zupo, Campeón Panamericano de México en Judo, víctima de COVID-19
- ^ Claudio Zupo judo career
- ^ Muere Claudio Zupo, Campeón Panamericano de México en Judo, víctima de COVID-19
- ^ Muere Claudio Zupo, Campeón Panamericano de México en Judo, víctima de COVID-19
- ^ Claudio Zupo, medallista panamericano, perdió la batalla contra el COVID-19; denuncian que pidió ayuda y no lo escucharon
- ^ Claudio Zupo, la muerte del ‘Gigante de Sonora’ antecedida de versiones dispares
- ^ Getty Images
- Mexican judoka
- Sportspeople from Sonora
- 1984 births
- 2020 deaths
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in judo
- Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico
- Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games