Rene Capo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rene Capo

American Olympian Judoka

Date of Birth: 09-May-1961

Place of Birth: Pinar del Rio, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba

Date of Death: 06-Jul-2009

Profession: judoka, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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.