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Olympic Judo Star ‘La Mole’ Dies at 34 After Heart Attack

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The judoka died after undergoing breast augmentation surgery.

Edith Olmsted
Edith Olmsted 

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Cuba’s Maricet Espinosa Gonzalez (blue) at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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Edith Olmsted

Edith Olmsted

Breaking News Intern

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