Washington Rodríguez
 Rodríguez (2nd from right) at the 1964 Olympics | ||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Cuerito | |||||||||
| Born |
April 6, 1944 Montevideo, Uruguay | |||||||||
| Died |
December 31, 2014 (aged 70) Montevideo, Uruguay | |||||||||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | |||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||
| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||
Medal record
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Washington Rodríguez Medina (April 6, 1944 – 31 December 2014) was a Uruguayan boxer, who won a bronze medal in the bantamweight category (– 54 kg) at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Earlier in 1962 Rodríguez won a bantamweight bronze medal at the Latin American Games. After the 1964 Olympics he turned professional, and retired in 1969 with a record of five wins (four by knockout) and one loss.[3] He then worked at the National Bank of Uruguay.[2]
References
- ↑ "Cuerito Rodríguez dies" (in Spanish). Ovación - EL PAIS. 1 January 2015.
- 1 2 Washington Rodríguez. sports-reference
- ↑ Professional boxing record for Washington Rodríguez from BoxRec
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