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Cuban judoka (born 1951)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ibañez and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.
José Ibañez Gómez (born September 28, 1951 died 17 December 2024) was a retired competitive judoka from Cuba, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972 in Munich, West Germany, where he was defeated by Canadian Terry Farnsworth, and came in 13th. He won the silver medal at the 1975 Pan American Games in the men's heavyweight division (+ 93 kg), after a loss in the final against USA's Allen Coage. In total he gained four medals in his career at the Pan American Games. He died 17 December 2024.
