Rene Capo

Rene Capo

Personal information
Native name	Rene Caposki
Birth name	René Capo
Nationality	United States
Born	(1961-05-09)May 9, 1961 Pinar del Río, Cuba
Died	July 6, 2009(2009-07-06) (aged 48) Chicago, Illinois, United States
Alma mater	University of Minnesota
Occupation	Judoka
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Children	2
Sport
Sport	Judo
Weight class	Heavyweight
Medal record Men's Judo Representing the  United States High School Nationals 1977 Yale Heavyweight 1979 Rogers Heavyweight Pacific Rim Championships 1987 Colorado Springs Heavyweight US Olympic Trials 1988 Colorado Springs Heavyweight 1996 Colorado Springs Heavyweight United States Senior Nationals 1989 Tampa -86 kg 1991 Honolulu -95 kg 1997 Ft. Lauderdale +95 kg Finnish Open 1995 Heavyweight
Profile at external databases
IJF	53439
JudoInside.com	11397

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.^[1] 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.