Enrique Rodríguez (boxer)
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| Born | 19 November 1951 Candás, Asturias, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 November 2022 (aged 71) Avilés, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Enrique Rodríguez Cal (19 November 1951 – 23 November 2022) was a Spanish boxer who won the bronze medal in the light flyweight division (– 48 kg) division at the 1972 Summer Olympics. It was Spain's only medal in Munich, West Germany. He captured the bronze medal at the inaugural 1974 World Championships in Havana, Cuba. Rodríguez also represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the first round, and carried the flag at the opening ceremony.
Rodríguez died on 23 November 2022, at the age of 71.[1]
Olympic results
[edit]1972
- Defeated Alexandru Turei (Romania) 3-2
- Defeated Davey Armstrong (United States) 5-0
- Defeated Rafael Carbonell (Cuba) 4-1
- Lost to Kim U-Gil (North Korea) 2-3
1976
- Lost to Serdamba Batsuk (Mongolia) RSC 3
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Enrique Rodríguez from BoxRec (registration required)
References
[edit]- ^ "Muere Enrique Rodríguez Cal 'Dacal', el boxeador que rompió una sequía olímpica de 20 años". Marca. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
Sources
[edit]- Spanish Olympic Committee Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
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