SPORT & NOTE
Francisco Rodriguez

Male, Amateur

"Morochito"
(Francisco Antonio Rodríguez Brito)
Light-Flyweight, Venezuela,
Born: 20 September 1945, Cumaná, Sucre, Venezuela
Died: 23 April 2024, Caracas, Venezuela
Height: 5ft 9in, mt 1,74
Weight: 48-51 kg
Stance: Orthodox

as an amateur:
1967 Winnipeg, Canada, Pan American Games flyweight gold medal
1968 Mexico City, Mexico, Olympic Games Light-flyweight gold medal
1971 Cali, Colombia, Pan American Games flyweight gold medal

Rodriguez was Venezuela's first Olympic gold medalist



Amateur results

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1968
Mexico City, Mexico, Olympic Games gold medal, 48 kg
+ Oct. 18Rafael CarbonellMexico City, Mexico WPTS 5:0
+ Oct. 20Hatha KarunaratneMexico City, Mexico WTKO 2
+ Oct. 24Harlan MarbleyMexico City, Mexico WPTS 4:1
+ Oct. 26Jee Yong-JuMexico City, Mexico WPTS 3:2

No professional record

 

Summary

Total bouts: 0, Won: 0 (0 inside the limit), Lost: 0 (0 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0