María Magda Cangá Valencia (27 September 1962 – 9 August 2023) was an Ecuadorian female

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. She competed for her native country at the

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, where she was defeated in the first round and carried the national flag at the opening ceremony. Cangá won the silver medal in the Women's Half Heavyweight (– 72 kg) division at the

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. Cangá died on 9 August 2023, at the age of 60.María Cangá: Muere la exjudoca y abanderada de Ecuador en Barcelona 1992

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